Nydegger v R [2024] NSWCCA 232

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Nydegger v R [2024] NSWCCA 232 Hearing dates: 14 October 2024 Date of orders: 13 December 2024 Decision date: 13 December 2024 Before: Basten AJA at [1] Dhanji J at [13] Faulkner J at [14] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – application for leave to appeal against sentence – appeal against sentence – casting upon a person an explosive substance, namely petrol, with intent to burn, maim, disfigure or disable the person – whether sentence manifestly excessive – ground not made out – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 33, 47 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5 Cases Cited: Bourke v R [2010] NSWCCA 22; 199 A Crim R 38 DS v R; DM v R (2022) 109 NSWLR 82; [2022] NSWCCA 156 Maybury v R [2022] NSWCCA 233 McCullough v R [2009] NSWCCA 94; 194 A Crim R 439 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Abboud [2005] NSWCCA 251 R v Nydegger [2023] NSWDC 619 R v Dinh [2010] NSWCCA 74; 199 A Crim R 573 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 Veen v R (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Quintin Chester Nydegger (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Howell with H Webb (Applicant) J Styles (Respondent)