JL v R [2024] NSWCCA 246

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: JL v R [2024] NSWCCA 246 Hearing dates: 27 November 2024 Date of orders: 20 December 2024 Decision date: 20 December 2024 Before: Hamill J at [1]; N Adams J at [3]; Sweeney J at [15]. Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Allow the appeal. 3. Quash the sentence imposed by Conlon SC ADCJ on 20 September 2023. 4. In lieu thereof sentence the applicant to an aggregate sentence of 6 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 3 years 6 months imprisonment to date from 17 March 2022. The non-parole will expire on 16 September 2025. 5. Direct, pursuant to s 19(1) and (3) of the Children (Criminal Proceedings Act 1987 (NSW), that the applicant serve the whole of the sentence as a juvenile offender. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence — Juvenile offender — Mental health — Moral culpability — General deterrence — Bugmy v The Queen — Youth — Where applicant subject to conditional liberty at time of offence — Manifest excess Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Aslan v R [2014] NSWCCA 114 Bazzi v R [2024] NSWCCA 35 DB v R [2023] NSWCCA 323 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Dungay v R [2020] NSWCCA 209 Kentwell v The Queen (2013) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51 Lee v R [2016] NSWCCA 146 Luque v R [2017] NSWCCA 226 Sharma v R [2017] NSWCCA 85 TM v R [2023] NSWCCA 185 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: JL (Applicant) Rex (Crown) (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Watts (Applicant) E Wilkins SC (Respondent)