Pritchard v R [2024] NSWCCA 215

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Pritchard v R [2024] NSWCCA 215 Hearing dates: 4 November 2024 Date of orders: 27 November 2024 Decision date: 27 November 2024 Before: Fagan J at [1] Chen J at [6] Sweeney J at [16] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Application for leave to appeal against sentence — Assault offence in custody by young offender — Previous sentence being served — Failure to provide reasons — Totality — Manifest excess — No point of principle Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abbas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115; (2013) 231 A Crim R 413 Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146; [2002] NSWCCA 518 DL v The Queen (2018) 265 CLR 215; [2018] HCA 32 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Ming v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (2022) 109 NSWLR 604; [2022] NSWCA 209 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Murray v R [2024] NSWCCA 107 R v Jeremiah [2016] NSWCCA 241 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 RO v R [2019] NSWCCA 183 Turnbull v R [2019] NSWCCA 97 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Damien Selwyn Graham Pritchard (Applicant) Rex (Crown) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)