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Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Pender v Rex [2023] NSWCCA 291 Hearing dates: 3 May 2023 Date of orders: 24 November 2023 Decision date: 24 November 2023 Before: Simpson AJA at [1]; Rothman J at [81]; Cavanagh J at [82] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal against sentence granted; 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – sexual assault – knowledge about absence of consent – self-induced intoxication – Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 21A(5AA) – whether intoxication not self-induced due to asserted history of addiction – whether sentencing judge erred in finding that offender had actual knowledge, rather than an unreasonable belief, that the victim consented – whether sentence was manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 61HE, 61I Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 21A(5AA) Cases Cited: Australian Securities Commission v Marlborough Gold Mines Ltd (1993) 177 CLR 485; [1993] HCA 15 Bektasovski v R [2022] NSWCCA 246; (2022) 407 ALR 125 Bourke v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 22; 199 A Crim R 38 BP v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 159 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Day v R [2017] NSWCCA 192 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Fisher v R [2021] NSWCCA 91 Fisher v The Queen [2021] HCASL 250 Gett v Tabet (2009) 109 NSWLR 1; [2009] NSWCA 76 Kelly v R [2016] NSWCCA 246 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 McDowall v R [2019] NSWCCA 29 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 R v Eaton [2023] NSWCCA 125 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 Sharma v R [2017] NSWCCA 85 Shortland v R [2018] NSWCCA 34 Totaan v R (2022) 108 NSWLR 17; [2022] NSWCCA 75 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ricky Wayne Pender (Applicant) The Crown Representation: Counsel: J Roy (Applicant) J Styles (Respondent)
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