KS v R [2024] NSWCCA 147

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: KS v R [2024] NSWCCA 147 Hearing dates: 12 April 2024 Decision date: 07 August 2024 Before: Adamson JA; Stern JA; Wright J Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME — appeals — appeal against sentence — manifest excess — where applicant challenged aggregate sentence on ground that indicative sentence was manifestly excessive — where applicant did not submit that aggregate sentence was manifestly excessive — where patent error was not alleged — whether alleged manifestly excessive indicative sentence caused sentencing discretion to miscarry — whether Court could re-exercise sentencing discretion on such basis Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), ss 6, 15A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 18, 33 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 53A, 54D Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5 Cases Cited: AJ v R [2023] NSWCCA 158 Aryal v R [2021] NSWCCA 2 Davidson v R [2022] NSWCCA 153; (2022) 300 A Crim R 214 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Newman (a pseudonym) v R [2019] NSWCCA 157 Noonan v R [2021] NSWCCA 35 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 PN v R [2024] NSWCCA 86 R v DB [2010] NSWSC 812 R v Wolff (1914) 10 Cr App R 107 Ritchie v R [2023] NSWCCA 153 Stoeski v R [2014] NSWCCA 161 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Young (a pseudonym) v R [2021] NSWCCA 163 Category: Principal judgment Parties: KS (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Odgers SC (Applicant) G Newton SC (Respondent)