R v Sharrouf [2023] NSWCCA 137

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Sharrouf [2023] NSWCCA 137 Hearing dates: 22 February 2023 Date of orders: 16 June 2023 Decision date: 16 June 2023 Before: Price J at [1] Wilson J at [267] Dhanji J at [272] Decision: (1) Director's appeal allowed. (2) The aggregate sentence imposed by Whitford SC DCJ in the District Court of New South Wales on 5 August 2022 is quashed. (3) In lieu thereof, the respondent is sentenced to an aggregate term of 14 years' imprisonment consisting of a non-parole period of 9 years commencing on 31 January 2020 and expiring on 30 January 2029 with a balance term of 5 years commencing on 31 January 2029 and expiring on 30 January 2034. (4) The earliest date that the respondent will be eligible for parole is 31 January 2029. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Crown appeal – domestic violence and sexual assault offences – single victim married to respondent – whether sentencing judge erred in assessment of objective seriousness – whether spontaneity and short duration of offending mitigating factors – whether relative youth a mitigating factor – whether sentencing judge erred in imposing convictions with no further penalty – s 10A of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 considered – whether aggregate sentence manifestly inadequate – whether indicative sentences manifestly inadequate – notional accumulation and concurrence – totality – diagnosis of schizophrenia – whether respondent's mental health moderated moral culpability, general deterrence and denunciation – residual discretion – whether Court should intervene – re-sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 33B, 37, 59, 61, 61I, 61J, 61L Crimes and Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 4A,10A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) s 5D Cases Cited: Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v DSF Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCCA 33 Baines v R [2016] NSWCCA 132 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Cherry v R [2017] NSWCCA 150 CMB v Attorney General of NSW (2015) 256 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9; 89 AJLR 407; 243 A Crim R 282 Cowling v R [2015] NSWCCA 213 DS v R; DM v R 109 (2022) NSWLR 82; [2022] NSWCCA 156 DH v R [2022] NSWCCA 200 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49; 86 ALJR 36; 214 A Crim R 152 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 IE v R (2008) 183 A Crim R 150 JG v R [2023] NSWCCA 33 JT v R [2011] NSWCCA 128 Kennedy v R [2022] NSWCCA 215 Kerr v R [2016] NSWCCA 218 Kochai v R [2023] NSWCCA 116 Lee v R [2023] NSWCCA 70 Magro v R [2020] NSWCCA 25 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 MJ v R [2010] NSWCCA 52 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Munda v State of Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Nguyen v R [2007] NSWCCA 14 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; 98 A Crim R 134; [1997] HCA 26 R v Barker [2016] NSWCCA 193 R v BWS [2007] NSWCCA 59 R v Daley [2010] NSWCCA 233 R v Edigarov [2001] NSWCCA 436; (2001) 125 A Crim R 551 R v Field [2011] NSWCCA 13 R v Hamid [2006] NSWCCA 302 R v Hill [2020] NSWCCA 197 R v Kilic (2016) 91 ALJR 131; [2016] HCA 48 R v McNaughten [1843] 8 E. R. 718 R v Smith [2006] NSWCCA 353 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 Sivell v R [2009] NSWCCA 286 Yaman v R [2020] NSWCCA 239 Yeung v R [2018] NSWCCA 52 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rex (Applicant) Arken Abdull Sharrouf (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Millward (Applicant) G Huxley (Respondent)