Regina v JMP [2003] NSWCCA 369

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v JMP [2003] NSWCCA 369 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 November 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 December 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Barr J at 1; Miles AJ at 2 DECISION : (a) grant leave to appeal; (b) allow the appeal; (c) quash the sentence on count 8 and set aside the non-parole period on count 8 and in lieu thereof, substitute (i) a period of imprisonment of eight years to commence on 3 October 2001 and expire on 2 October 2009 and (ii) a non-parole period to commence on 3 October 2001 and expire on 2 April 2007, and; (d) set aside the non-parole period on counts 6 and 7 and, in lieu thereof, substitute, on each count, a non-parole period to commence on 3 October 2001 and expire on 2 April 2007.

CATCHWORDS : application for leave to appeal against severity of sentences - sexual assault on own children - form 1 offences - history of offences - assistance to authorities - parity of sentences of co-offender - concurrency of sentences - totality principle LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900, s 61E, s 66C(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, s 33 Attorney-General's Application No 1 [2002] 56 NSWLR 146 Pearce v The Queen [1998] 194 CLR 610 CASES CITED : R v El-Kotob [2002] VSCA 109 R v Henderson [1999] 1 VR 30 R v Musso [2002] NSWCCA 487 R v Nagy [2002] QCA 175 PARTIES : Crown - Respondent JMP - Applicant FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60315/03 COUNSEL : M Grogan - Crown A Haesler - Applicant SOLICITORS : CK Smith - Crown S O'Connor - Applicant