R v Starke (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWCCA 11

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Starke (a pseudonym) [2024] NSWCCA 11 Hearing dates: 9 February 2024 Decision date: 21 February 2024 Before: Adamson JA at [1]; Lonergan J at [47]; Sweeney J at [48] Decision: Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Crown appeal against sentence — offender convicted of aggravated sexual intercourse without consent and intimidation — whether sentence imposed was manifestly inadequate — whether sentence was unreasonable or plainly unjust — balancing objective seriousness of offence with subjective considerations SENTENCING — subjective considerations on sentence — special circumstances — offender's youth and cognitive impairment — consideration of how best to achieve the purposes of sentencing including rehabilitation and prevention of further offending — lack of rehabilitation options for offender in custody Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61J Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), s 13 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 10, 54A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5D Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW), r 3.5 Cases Cited: Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Elias v The Queen (2013) 248 CLR 483; [2013] HCA 31 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297; (2014) 246 A Crim R 528 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rex (Applicant) Starke (a pseudonym) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: E Nicholson (Applicant) S Talbert (Respondent)