SUN, Yee Sing v Regina [2011] NSWCCA 99

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: SUN, Yee Sing v Regina [2011] NSWCCA 99 Hearing dates: 15 April 2011 Decision date: 28 April 2011 Before: Campbell JA at [1], RS Hulme J at [52], Adams J at [53] Decision: 1.Grant leave to appeal. 2.Allow the appeal. 3.Set aside the sentence imposed on the Applicant in the court below. 4.In lieu thereof, order that he be sentenced to a non-parole period commencing 11 August 2008 and expiring 25 February 2011, with a balance of term expiring 11 November 2012. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - appeal against sentence - s 61K(b) Crimes Act 1900 - threaten to inflict actual bodily harm with intent to have sexual intercourse - incorrect finding that applicant had not expressed remorse - weight to be placed on offender's unverified statement of remorse - objective seriousness of offence - effect of offender having unusual and irrational motive - effect of court not being satisfied there was an intention to inflict actual bodily harm Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Summary Offences Act 1988 Cases Cited: Alvares v R [2011] NSWCCA 33 Baxter v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 237; (2007) 173 A Crim R 284 O'Donnell v Regina (Court of Criminal Appeal, 12 May 1997, unreported) Pfitzner v R [2010] NSWCCA 314 R v Butters [2010] NSWCCA 1 R v Capar [2002] NSWCCA 285; (2002) 132 A Crim R 160 R v Elfar [2003] NSWCCA 358 R v McGourty [2002] NSWCCA 335 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Palu [2002] NSWCCA 381; (2002) 134 A Crim R 174 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353; (2001) 127 A Crim R 369 R v Storey [1998] 1 VR 359 R v Tsokos (Court of Criminal Appeal, 19 June 1995, unreported) (incorrectly cited as [1995] NSWCA 388) TS v R [2007] NSWCCA 194 Webster v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 346 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Yee Sing SUN (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Loukas (Applicant) S Dowling (The Crown) Solicitors: Legal Aid Commission (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (The Crown) File Number(s): 2009/4880 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2010-04-16 00:00:00 Before: Sorby DCJ File Number(s): 2009/4880