Ingray v R [2023] NSWCCA 292

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ingray v R [2023] NSWCCA 292 Hearing dates: 30 October 2023 Date of orders: 06 December 2023 Decision date: 06 December 2023 Before: Davies J at [1]; Cavanagh J at [2]; Sweeney J at [88] Decision: (1) An extension of time to seek leave to appeal is granted. (2) Leave to appeal is granted. (3) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMES – appeals – application for leave to appeal against sentence – where applicant sentenced for 34 offences, including aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – whether error in relation to finding of no evidence of remorse – whether sentencing judge erred by giving insufficient regard to impact of COVID-19 – whether sentence manifestly excessive – consideration of principles of remorse – no error found in sentence imposed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure Act) 1999 (NSW), ss 21A(3), 44 Cases Cited: Azzopardi v R [2019] NSWCCA 306 Dinsdale v R (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 DS v R; DM v R (2022) 109 NSWLR 82; [2022] NSWCCA 156 Hili v R; Jones v R (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Kirby v R [2021] NSWCCA 162 Markarian v R (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 McKinnon v R [2020] NSWCCA 106 Miller v R [2023] NSWCCA 267 Patel v R (2022) 366 FLR 314; [2022] NSWCCA 93 R v El-Hayek (2004) 144 A Crim R 90; [2004] NSWCCA 25 Scott v R [2020] NSWCCA 81 Thach v R [2018] NSWCCA 252 Wass v R [2022] NSWCCA 143 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wayne Ingray (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Carroll (Applicant) T Abdulhak (Respondent)