Carreno v R [2023] NSWCCA 20

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Carreno v R [2023] NSWCCA 20 Hearing dates: 31 October 2022 Date of orders: 17 February 2023 Decision date: 17 February 2023 Before: Button J at [1]; McNaughton J at [2]; R A Hulme AJ at [103] Decision: (1) Leave to file the appeal out of time granted. (2) Leave to appeal allowed. (3) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal – sentence appeal – whether sentence imposed was manifestly excessive – whether sentencing judge failed to take into account a causal connection between youth or immaturity and offending – whether sentencing judge failed to provide sufficient reasons for finding of no causal connection between youth or immaturity and offending – aggravated sexual assault – aggravated break and enter and commit felony – significant delay between offending and sentencing – applicant's youth at time of offending appreciated by sentencing judge – sentencing judge entitled to deal with issue of youth in the manner he did – indicative sentences not outside reasonable range – aggregate sentence not unreasonable or unjust – appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) s 6 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 61J, 86, 112, 148 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 21A Cases Cited: Baker v R [2022] NSWCCA 195 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; (2010) 201 A Crim R 379 Brooks v R [2006] NSWCCA 169 Byrne v R; Cahill v R [2021] NSWCCA 185 CW v R [2022] NSWCCA 50 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 DL v The Queen (2018) 266 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 26 Franklin v R [2018] NSWCCA 245 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Howard v R [2019] NSWCCA 109 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51; (2008) 182 A Crim R 571 Lowndes v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 665; [1999] HCA 29 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 MS2 v The Queen [2005] NSWCCA 397; (2005) 158 A Crim R 93 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 22 Osman v R [2020] NSWCCA 78 Piscitelli v R [2013] NSWCCA 8 R v Adamson [2002] NSWCCA 349; (2002) 132 A Crim R 511 R v AEM Snr, KEM and MM [2002] NSWCCA 58 R v Bus (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 3 November 1995) R v Charrouf (aka Obeid) [2020] NSWDC 311 R v E (a child) (1993) 66 A Crim R 14 R v Elliott (2006) 68 NSWLR 1; [2006] NSWCCA 305 R v GDP (1991) 53 A Crim R 112 R v Hearne [2001] NSWCCA 37; (2001) 124 A Crim R 451 R v Hoang [2003] NSWCCA 380 R v LC [2001] NSWCCA 175 R v Pham & Ly (1991) 55 A Crim R 128 R v Slade [2005] 2 NZLR 526; [2005] NZCA 19 R v TJP [1999] NSWCCA 408 R v Tran [1999] NSWCCA 109 R v Voss [2003] NSWCCA 182 SB v R [2022] NSWCCA 164 Silas Gordon Haines v R [2012] NSWCCA 238 Srikantharajah v R [2012] NSWCCA 209 Stewart v R [2013] NSWCCA 185 TM v R [2008] NSWCCA 158 R v Williscroft [1975] VR 292 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Wootton v R [2014] NSWCCA 86; (2014) 241 A Crim R 256 Yildiz v R [2020] NSWCCA 69 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Pablo Carreno (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C McGorey (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)