Regina v Dunn [2004] NSWCCA 346

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Dunn [2004] NSWCCA 346 HEARING DATE(S) : 18/08/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 December 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; James J at 1; Howie J at 1 DECISION : Appeal against conviction dismissed. Application for inquiry dismissed. Leave to appeal against sentences granted. Appeal against sentences allowed - Applicant re-sentenced

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - CONVICTION APPEAL - child sexual assault - plea of guilty at trial - whether Court will grant leave to applicant to withdraw his pleas of guilty - SENTENCE APPEAL - whether sentences exceeded range of sentences which had been imposed on other child sexual assault offenders - close connection between applicant's case and another child sexual assault offender's case - patterns of sentencing at times more proximate to commission of offences Crimes Act LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Procedure Act Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v AB; unreported NSWCCA 7/7/1997; unreported CCA 6 December 2000 R v Allen; unreported NSW District Court 7/11/2000 R v Bayliss [2002] NSWCCA 11 R v Bell; unreported NSW District Court 12/2/1999 R v Boag (1994) 73 A Crim R 35 R v Davies; unreported NSWCCA 16/12/1993 R v Fisk; unreported NSWCCA 21/7/1998 R v Hill; unreported NSWCCA 7/7/1992 CASES CITED : R v Merritt [2004] NSWCCA 19 R v MJR (2002) 54 NSWLR 368 R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 R v PLV (2001) 51 NSWLR 736 R v Sharma (2002) 54 NSWLR 300 R v Shore (1992) 66 A Crim R 37 R v Thomson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Tilley (1992) 109 FLR 155 R v Toro-Martinez (2000) 114 A Crim R 533 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 PARTIES : Regina v Robert Joseph DUNN FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60918/01 COUNSEL : BT Stratton QC - Applicant D Frearson - Crown SOLICITORS : - S Kavanagh