Rowland v R [2024] NSWCCA 187

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rowland v R [2024] NSWCCA 187 Hearing dates: 25 September 2024 Date of orders: 16 October 2024 Decision date: 16 October 2024 Before: Davies J at [1] Garling J at [4] Chen J at [5] Decision: (1) Grant leave to the applicant to appeal against the sentence imposed on 25 March 2024. (2) Dismiss the appeal against sentence. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – Appeals against sentence – Manifest excess – Where sentencing judge failed to make reference to the maximum penalty for one of the offences – Whether the sentencing judge conflated the issues regarding the applicant's childhood disadvantage and his mental health conditions such that he was deprived of an assessment of moral culpability less than that found – Whether greater concurrency in the aggregate sentence required in applying the principle of totality – No inference of undisclosed error by the sentencing judge found – Leave to appeal granted – Appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Cases Cited: AC v R (2023) 111 NSWLR 514; [2023] NSWCCA 133 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 El Masri v R [2022] NSWCCA 27 Elias v The Queen (2013) 248 CLR 483; [2013] HCA 31 Elsaj v R [2017] NSWCCA 124 Greenyer v R [2016] NSWCCA 272 Hili 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; (2014) 246 A Crim R 528 Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15; (2004) 78 ALJR 616 Kresovic v R [2018] NSWCCA 37 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Moodie v R [2020] NSWCCA 160; (2020) 284 A Crim R 87 Nguyen v The Queen (2016) 256 CLR 656; [2016] HCA 17 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 Paterson v R [2021] NSWCCA 273 R v Holder [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v MMK [2006] NSWCCA 272; (2006) 164 A Crim R 481 Shannon v R [2022] NSWCCA 41 Shavali v R [2022] NSWCCA 178 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: Scott Henry Felix Rowland (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Rajalingam (Applicant) J Styles (Respondent)