R v Packer [2023] NSWCCA 87

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Packer [2023] NSWCCA 87 Hearing dates: 14 October 2022 Date of orders: 24 April 2023 Decision date: 24 April 2023 Before: Simpson AJA at [1] Davies at [18] Wilson J at [122] Decision: (1) Appeal upheld. (2) Quash the sentence imposed in the District Court on 13 August 2021. (3) In lieu, sentence the respondent to an aggregate sentence of 17 years commencing 13 August 2020 and expiring 12 August 2037 with a non-parole period of 12 years expiring 12 August 2032. (4) The respondent will be first eligible for parole on 12 August 2032. Catchwords: CRIME — appeals — appeal against sentence — by Crown against inadequacy — respondent convicted of 12 sexual offences relating to two young foreign nationals — offences involving sexual assaults, recording and dissemination and threat to disseminate intimate video — whether sentencing judge failed to take into significant account emotional harm as an aggravating factor — s 21A(2)(g) Crimes Sentencing Procedure Act — whether sentencing judge misapplied principle of totality in setting aggregate sentence — whether sentence manifestly inadequate — where complainant suffered substantial emotional harm — alienation from family and friends in Nepal — where harm went well beyond what could ordinarily be expected — where sentencing judge erred in not finding substantial emotional harm as a matter of aggravation — whether aggravating factor applied to all the charges - sentence manifestly inadequate - appeal allowed — respondent resentenced Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 61I, 61KC, 91P, 91Q, 91R Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) s 13 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 21A Cases Cited: Ewen v R [2015] NSWCCA 117; (2015) 250 A Crim R 544 Griffiths v The Queen (1977) 137 CLR 293 Kentwell v R (No 2) [2015] NSWCCA 96 Lee v R [2016] NSWCCA 66 Mol v R [2017] NSWCCA 76 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muggleton v R [2015] NSWCCA 62; (2015) 250 A Crim R 180 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 Pannowitz v R [2016] NSWCCA 13 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 R v Hamid [2006] NSWCCA 302 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8; (2015) 248 A Crim R 502 Siganto v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 656; [1998] HCA 74 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: The King (Applicant) Michael Anthony Packer (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Curtis (Applicant) D Carroll & J Whealing (Respondent)