NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Clarke v Regina [2009] NSWCCA 13
HEARING DATE(S): 5/2/09
JUDGMENT DATE: 13 February 2009
JUDGMENT OF: Grove J at 1; Blanch J at 2; Kirby J at 3
DECISION: Leave to appeal granted, but appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: Criminal Law - sentence appeal - aggravated indecent assault by a non-parent - whether breach of trust - use of Victim Impact Statement to determine degree of harm - whether substantial - consideration of non-custodial alternatives.
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
R v MAK [2005] NSWCCA 369 De Rosa v Western Australia [2006] WASCA 57; (2006) 162 A Crim R 344 R v Youkhana [2004] NSWCCA 412 R v Wickham [2004] NSWCCA 193 CASES CITED : Siganto v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 656 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Lovell v Lovell (1950) 81 CLR 513 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 Regina v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168
PARTIES: Mathew Peter Clarke (Appl) Regina (Resp/Crown)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2008/1221
COUNSEL: M Licha (Appl) J Girdham (Resp/Crown)
SOLICITORS: Toronto Legal (Appl) S Kavanagh (Resp/Crown)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 2008/1221
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Coolohan DCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 18/6/08
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2008/1221
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