Lincoln v R [2024] NSWCCA 173

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lincoln v R [2024] NSWCCA 173 Hearing dates: 12 August 2024 Date of orders: 18 September 2024 Decision date: 18 September 2024 Before: Mitchelmore JA at [1] Cavanagh J at [2] Chen J at [3] Decision: (1) Refuse leave to the applicant to appeal against his conviction. (2) Grant leave to the applicant to appeal against the sentence imposed on 24 March 2023. (3) Dismiss the appeal against the sentence. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – Appeal against conviction – Whether the evidence of an uncharged act was wrongly admitted as tendency evidence – Where no objection is taken at trial to the adducing of such tendency evidence and the trial judge's direction in regard to it – Where leave under r 4.15 of the Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW) is required – Leave to appeal refused CRIME – Appeals – Appeal against sentence – Manifest excess – Whether the sentencing judge gave sufficient reasons in regard to the finding of substantial emotional harm suffered by the victim – Leave to appeal granted – Appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Supreme Court (Criminal Appeal) Rules 2021 (NSW) Cases Cited: AB v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 111; [1999] HCA 46 Aryal v R [2021] NSWCCA 2 Bektasovski v R [2022] NSWCCA 246; (2022) 407 ALR 125 Boatswain v R [2019] NSWCCA 238 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Caristo v R [2011] NSWCCA 7 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Franklin v R [2019] NSWCCA 325 Geraghty v R [2023] NSWCCA 47 Golding v R [2024] NSWCCA 129 Greenaway v R [2021] NSWCCA 253 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Hughes v The Queen (2017) 263 CLR 338; [2017] HCA 20 IMM v The Queen (2016) 257 CLR 300; [2016] HCA 14 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297; (2014) 246 A Crim R 528 Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15; (2004) 78 ALJR 616 Kearsley v R [2017] NSWCCA 28; (2017) 265 A Crim R 233 Kelly v R [2021] NSWCCA 154 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Kerr v R [2016] NSWCCA 218 Kirby v R [2021] NSWCCA 162 Kresovic v R [2018] NSWCCA 37 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Bauer (2018) 266 CLR 56; [2018] HCA 40 R v Cattell [2019] NSWCCA 297; (2019) 280 A Crim R 502 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v Harris [2015] NSWCCA 81; (2015) 70 MVR 412 R v Holder [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v MMK [2006] NSWCCA 272; (2006) 164 A Crim R 481 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704; [2001] NSWCCA 534 Rahman v R [2020] NSWCCA 13 Sydney Trains v Batshon [2021] NSWCA 143 Taitoko v R [2020] NSWCCA 43 TL v The King (2022) 275 CLR 83; [2022] HCA 35 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44; (2012) 223 A Crim R 460 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paul Joseph Lincoln (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Martin (Applicant) S Traynor (Respondent)