Martin Wade v R [2023] NSWCCA 135

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Martin Wade v R [2023] NSWCCA 135 Hearing dates: 13 March 2023 Date of orders: 19 June 2023 Decision date: 19 June 2023 Before: Gleeson JA [1] Davies at [2] Wilson J at [69] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal. 2. Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – unlawful detention – contract enforcer – whether indicative sentence manifestly excessive – whether aggregate sentence manifestly excessive – use of statistics and comparative cases – objective criminality below mid-range – weight given to subjective factors matter for sentencing judge – notional accumulation – generous reduction of statutory ratio – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 86, 111 Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 36 Clarke v R [2021] NSWCCA 236 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297; (2014) 246 A Crim R 528 R v Newell [2004] NSWCCA 183 R v Speechley [2012] NSWCCA 130; (2012) 221 A Crim R 175 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rongokarae Martin Wade (Applicant) The King (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Applicant) J Styles (Respondent)

Solicitors: R Hill (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions NSW (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/118198 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Criminal Citation: Nil Date of Decision: 22 July 2022 Before: Shead SC DCJ File Number(s): 2021/118198