Hayes v R [2023] NSWCCA 226

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hayes v R [2023] NSWCCA 226 Hearing dates: 24 July 2023 Decision date: 08 September 2023 Before: Harrison J at [1] Wilson J at [2] N Adams J at [61] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal on ground 2; (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against sentence – assessment of objective gravity – asserted failure of sentencing judge to differentiate the criminality of two related offences – use of singular rather than plural relied on to point to error – question of manifest excess Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Flick v R [2023] NSWCCA 197 Hughes v R [2018] NSWCCA 2 JM v R (2014) 246 A Crim R 528; [2014] NSWCCA 297 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Hayes [2004] NSWCCA 156 Ragg v R [2022] NSWCCA 150 Veen v The Queen (No. 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Robert Hayes (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Quilter (Applicant) E Balodis (Respondent)

Solicitors: Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00253595 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court Jurisdiction: Criminal Citation: R v Hayes [2022] NSWDC 400 Date of Decision: 2 August 2022 Before: Bennett SC DCJ File Number(s): 2021/00253595; 2021/00224943