Baldwin-Davies v R [2024] NSWCCA 220

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Baldwin-Davies v R [2024] NSWCCA 220 Hearing dates: 2 October 2024 Date of orders: 2 December 2024 Decision date: 02 December 2024 Before: Mitchelmore JA at [1]; Basten AJA at [2]; Wright J at [50] Decision: (1) Grant the applicant leave to appeal against the aggregate sentence imposed in the District Court on 20 November 2023. (2) Allow the appeal and set aside the aggregate sentence. (3) Resentence the applicant to an aggregate sentence comprising – (a) a non-parole period of 6 years and 4 months to date from 4 January 2022 and expire on 3 May 2028; and (b) a balance of term of 3 years and 2 months to expire on 3 July 2031. (4) The applicant will be eligible for release on parole from 3 May 2028. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against sentence – aggregate sentence – sexual offending with minor – producing child abuse material – findings as to objective seriousness – whether sufficiently identified – whether sentence manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 66C, 66DB, 91G Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 25AA, 53A Cases Cited: Baydoun v The King [2024] NSWCCA 65 Daher v R [2018] NSWCCA 287 Delaney v R [2013] NSWCCA 150; (2013) 230 A Crim R 581 DL v R [2020] NSWCCA 164 Dorsett v R [2024] NSWCCA 192 Du Plessis v R [2024] NSWCCA 164 Hili v R (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297; 246 A Crim R 528 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v SS (a pseudonym) [2022] NSWCCA 258 Rainbow v R [2018] NSWCCA 42 Shalida v R [2024] NSWCCA 55 Sharma v R [2022] NSWCCA 190 Turner v R [2021] NSWCCA 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Luke Baldwin-Davies (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Climo (Applicant) J Styles (Respondent)