NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: R v Lee [2010] NSWCCA 88
HEARING DATE(S): 16 December 2009
JUDGMENT DATE: 7 May 2010
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJatCL at 1; Simpson J at 41; Hidden J at 42
DECISION: Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - determination of objective seriousness for child pornography offences - objective seriousness of sexual offences against a young person - level of consideration required of general deterrence in sentencing process for offences - whether sentencing judge erred in giving too much weight to subjective case of respondent - whether sentences imposed was manifestly inadequate
Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 R v Booth [2009] NSWCCA 89 CASES CITED : R v JW [2010] NSWCCA 49 R v Way (2004) NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 SKA v R [2009] NSWCCA 186
PARTIES: The Crown (Appellant) Richard Ngon Lee (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2009/9168
COUNSEL: V Lydiard (Crown/Appellant) W Roser SC (Respondent)
SOLICITORS: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Austin Haworth & Lexon (Respondent)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 2009/9168
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Goldring DCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 8 September 2009
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2009/9168
McCLELLAN CJ at CL SIMPSON J HIDDEN J
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