Slater v R [2024] NSWCCA 210

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Slater v R [2024] NSWCCA 210 Hearing dates: 18 September 2024 Date of orders: 15 November 2024 Decision date: 15 November 2024 Before: Harrison CJ at CL at [1]; Davies J at [2]; Rigg J at [3] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal; (2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIMINIAL LAW – sentence appeal – sexual assault – Crimes Act s 61I – knowledge that victim does not consent to sexual activity – recklessness – whether error by sentencing judge in finding that the recklessness was to at least a moderate degree and objective seriousness of the offence fell below the mid-range but not at the bottom of the range – whether error by sentencing judge in not finding that a non-custodial sentence was available due to the offender's idiosyncratic circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 5, 8, 21A, 54A, 54B Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61HA, 61HE, 61I Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5 Cases Cited: Banditt v R (2005) 224 CLR 262; [2005] HCA 80 Cornish v R [2024] NSWCCA 177 Fisher v R; R v Fisher [2021] NSWCCA 91 House v King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kelly v R [2022] NSWCCA 189 Lee v R [2023] NSWCCA 203 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v Alcazar [2017] NSWCCA 51 R v Ibrahim [2021] NSWCCA 296 Saffin v R [2020] NSWCCA 246 Tuuholoaki v R [2024] NSWCCA 135 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sean Joseph Slater (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Dalton SC (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)