Knight v R [2024] NSWCCA 211

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Knight v R [2024] NSWCCA 211 Hearing dates: 8 November 2024 Date of orders: 15 November 2024 Decision date: 15 November 2024 Before: Leeming JA at [1]; Campbell J at [2]; Fagan J at [3] Decision: (1) Grant leave to the applicant to rely upon her notice of appeal notwithstanding that it was filed out of time. (2) Grant leave to appeal. (3) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against sentence – aggregate sentence – whether causal link between mental condition and offending – whether sentence manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adams v R [2018] NSWCCA 139 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Ebsworth v R [2020] NSWCCA 229 Jackson v R [2023] NSWCCA 121 Johnston v R [2021] NSWCCA 86 Kerwin v R [2018] NSWCCA 23 Pham v R [2019] NSWCCA 211 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Meatuai [2016] NSWCCA 42 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rosie Knight (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Doyle (Applicant) P Hogan (Crown)

Solicitors: Hammond Nguyen Burnbull (Applicant) Solicitor for Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/63008 Publication restriction: No Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court NSW Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 19 August 2022 Before: Judge Hock File Number(s): 2020/63008