DXH (a pseudonym) v R [2023] NSWCCA 140

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: DXH (a pseudonym) v R [2023] NSWCCA 140 Hearing dates: 5 June 2023 Decision date: 19 June 2023 Before: Adamson JA at [1]; Davies J at [48]; Chen J at [49] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence — applicant convicted for murder — whether lesser penalty should have been imposed having regard to applicant's assistance to authorities — voluntary disclosure of applicant's involvement in offence — Ellis factor — assistance to authorities in respect of co-offender's case — whether sentencing judge failed to consider matters in each subparagraph of s 23(2) of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) JUDGES — reasons — need to read reasons fairly and as a whole Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 23 Cases Cited: CMB v Attorney General for NSW (2015) 256 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280; [1993] FCA 456 George (a pseudonym) v R [2021] NSWCCA 321 Hans Pet Constructions Pty Ltd v Cassar [2009] NSWCA 230 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Housing Commission of New South Wales v Tatmar Pastoral Co Pty Ltd [1983] 3 NSWLR 378 Jones (a pseudonym) v R [2021] NSWCCA 106 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Limited (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation v Orr (2019) 100 NSWLR 578; [2019] NSWCA 231 Pettitt v Dunkley (1971) 1 NSWLR 376 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v SS [2021] NSWCCA 56 RJT v R [2012] NSWCCA 280; (2012) 218 A Crim R 54 Small v K & R Fabrications (W'gong) Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 70 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Strbak v Newton [1989] NSWCA 202 Vassiliou v R [2002] NSWCCA 91 Category: Principal judgment Parties: DXH (a pseudonym) (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Neild SC (Applicant) M Millward (Respondent)