Lee v R [2023] NSWCCA 70

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lee v R [2023] NSWCCA 70 Hearing dates: 22 February 2023 Date of orders: 27 March 2023 Decision date: 27 March 2023 Before: Price J at [1] Wilson J at [3] Dhanji J at [7] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – intimidation offence – specially aggravated detain for advantage offence – whether findings of the objective seriousness of both principal offences were not open on the facts of this case – whether the aggregate sentence imposed was manifestly excessive – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 86(1), 86(2), 86(3), 86(3)(b) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), ss 7, 13(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 5, 53A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1)(c) Cases Cited: AB v R (2013) 33 A Crim R 205; [2013] NSWCCA 160 Ahmad v R [2021] NSWCCA 30 Amiri v R [2017] NSWCCA 157 Arnaout v R (2008) 191 A Crim R 149; [2008] NSWCCA 278 Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (No 1 of 2002) (2002) 56 NSWLR 146; [2002] NSWCCA 518 Benn v R [2023] NSWCCA 24 BJS v R [2013] NSWCCA 123 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Burke v R [2022] NSWCCA 6 Callaghan v R (2006) 160 A Crim R 145; [2006] NSWCCA 58 Callaghan v R (2006) 160 A Crim R 145; [2006] NSWCCA 58 DL v The Queen (2018) 266 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 26 Fuller v R [2022] NSWCCA 203 Greentree v R [2018] NSWCCA 227 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Jackson v R [2022] NSWCCA 148 JG v R [2023] NSWCCA 33 JM v R (2014) 245 A Crim R 528; [2014] NSWCCA 297 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Kerr v R [2016] NSWCCA 218 Kresovic v R [2018] NSWCCA 37 Lami v R [2021] NSWCCA 295 Magro v R [2020] NSWCCA 25 McMahon v R [2011] NSWCCA 147 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 PD v R [2012] NSWCCA 242 PD v R [2012] NSWCCA 242 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 R v Bonett [2009] NSWCCA 135 R v Brown [2012] NSWCCA 199 R v Cook [2023] NSWCCA 9 R v JW (2010) 77 NSWLR 7; [2010] NSWCCA 49 R v Lee [2021] NSWDC 601 R v Newell [2004] NSWCCA 183 R v Nykolyn [2012] NSWCCA 219 R v Speechley (2012) 221 A Crim R 175; [2012] NSWCCA 130 R v Tristan Lee [2019] NSWDC 59 Sarhene v R [2022] NSWCCA 79 SHR v R [2014] NSWCCA 94 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Truong v R; R v Le; Nguyen v R; R v Nguyen [2013] NSWCCA 36 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Zreika v R (2012) 223 A Crim R 460; [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tristan James Lee (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Coady with A Bhasin (Applicant) J Styles (Respondent)