Tafra v R [2024] NSWCCA 190

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Tafra v R [2024] NSWCCA 190 Hearing dates: 16 August 2024 Date of orders: 18 October 2024 Decision date: 18 October 2024 Before: Stern JA at [1] Cavanagh J at [1] Sweeney J at [1] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is granted. (2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – Appeal against sentence – Manifest excess – where applicant sentenced for 2 counts of aggravated sexual intercourse without consent, in company – where applicant sentenced on a joint criminal enterprise basis but found to be the instigator and organiser of the assault – whether the fact that the conduct was not motivated by sexual gratification lessens the severity of the offending Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61JA, 61J, 61HA Cases Cited: Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 Franklin v R [2013] NSWCCA 122 Haines v R [2012] NSWCCA 238 Imrak v R; Dagdanasar v R [2021] NSWCCA 178 LG v R [2012] NSWCCA 249 Lowndes v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 665 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 PN v R [2024] NSWCCA 86 R v MAK [2005] NSWCCA 369 Shalida v R [2024] NSWCCA 55 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lawrence Tafra (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P D Rosser KC (Applicant) J Styles (Respondent)