SJ v Regina [2011] NSWCCA 160

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: SJ v Regina [2011] NSWCCA 160 Hearing dates: 14 July 2011 Decision date: 14 July 2011 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1, 42, 44] Buddin J at [2] Harrison J at [43] Decision: Extend the time for seeking leave to appeal up to and including 6 May 2011. Grant leave to appeal. Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: Criminal law - offence of aggravated robbery - whether error in finding that applicant was not remorseful - whether principles governing sentencing of young offender applied. Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Alvares v R [2011] NSWCCA 33 BP v R (2010) 201 A Crim R 379 Hili and Jones v R (2010) 272 ALR 465 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 JT v R [2011] NSWCCA 128 KT v R (2008) 182 A Crim R 571 R v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 R v LNT [2005] NSWCCA 307 R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 MW v R [2010] NSWCCA 324 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 Category: Principal judgment Parties: SJ (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Watts (Applicant) F Veltro (Respondent) Solicitors: C Hunter (Applicant) S Kavanagh (Solicitor for Public Prosecutions) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/5107 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2010-02-04 00:00:00 Before: English DCJ File Number(s): 2009/5107