Marshall v R [2024] NSWCCA 194

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Marshall v R [2024] NSWCCA 194 Hearing dates: 14 October 2024 Date of orders: 28 October 2024 Decision date: 28 October 2024 Before: Basten AJA at [1]; Dhanji J at [5]; Faulkner J at [58] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal; (2) Allow the appeal; (3) Quash the sentence imposed by Fitzsimmons SC DCJ on the applicant in the District Court on 9 May 2024. In lieu thereof, sentence the applicant to imprisonment for a fixed term of 15 months, commencing on 5 July 2023 and expiring on 4 October 2024. The earliest date on which the applicant became eligible to be released was 4 October 2024. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – principle of totality – manifest excess – notional starting point commensurate with objective gravity of the offending – offence committed nine days after release to parole – parole revoked – lengthy criminal history – personal history of deprivation – interplay between earlier sentence and sentence for the present offence – role of State Parole Authority in determining when to re-parole on earlier sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 86(1), 112(1)(a), 112(2), 196 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 135, 170A, 171 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 5, 47 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1)(c) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1901 (NSW), s 4 Parole Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (NSW) Cases Cited: Browne v R [2023] NSWCCA 218 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 23 Cahyadi v R (2007) 168 A Crim R 41; [2007] NSWCCA 1 Callaghan v R (2006) 160 A Crim R 145; [2006] NSWCCA 58 DS v R; DM v R (2022) NSWLR 82; [2022] NSWCCA 156 Elias v The Queen; Issa v The Queen (2013) 248 CLR 483; [2013] HCA 31 Hoare v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 348; [1989] HCA 33 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Power v The Queen (1973) 131 CLR 623; [1974] HCA 26 R v Gray [2018] NSWCCA 241 R v Todd (1982) 2 NSWLR 517 Simpson v R (2001) 53 NSWLR 704; [2001] NSWCCA 534 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 [1988] HCA 14 White v R [2016] NSWCCA 190 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matthew Marshall (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)