JB v Regina [2012] NSWCCA 12

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: JB v Regina [2012] NSWCCA 12 Hearing dates: 20 September 2011 Decision date: 17 February 2012 Before: Whealy JA at [1] Hislop J at [72] Grove AJ at [73] Decision: 1. Appeal against conviction is dismissed. 2. Leave to appeal against sentence is granted. 3. Appeal against sentence is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - conviction - admissions - s 90 Evidence Ac 1995 - whether the trial judge should have admitted admissions made by an accused to a community support person.

CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - conviction - misdirection in presentation of defence case to jury - whether self-defence should have been put to the jury.

CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - sentence - wrong statutory ratio of parole to non-parole period - s 44 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999.

CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - sentence - whether the sentence was manifestly excessive - whether trial judge considered all mitigating factors - s 21A(3) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999. Legislation Cited: - Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 - s 13 - Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - ss 21A(3), 44 - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 90, 118, 126, 127 - Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Regulation 2005 (NSW) - clauses 27(4), 34(2) - Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 - s 13 - Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - ss 21A(3), 44 Cases Cited: - Caristo v R [2011] NSWCCA 7 - Carney v R; Cambrey v R [2011] NSWCCA 223 - Douglass v R [2005] NSWCCA 419 - DPP v Toomalatai [2006] VSC 256; 13 VR 319 - Em v The Queen [2007] HCA 46; 232 CLR 67 - Mencarious v R (2008) 189 A Crim R 219 - Pemble v R [1971] HCA 20; (1971) 124 CLR 107 - Power v R (9174) 131 CLR 623 - R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 - R v Elyard [2006] NSWCCA 43 - R v Honan (unreported, NSWSC, Hidden J, 24 March 1996) - R v Huynh and Phung [2001] NSWSC 357 - R v Lee (1950) 82 CLR 133 - R v Lilley (2004) 150 A Crim R 591 - R v Mitchell; R v Gallagher (2007) 177 A Crim R 94 - R v Park [2003] NSWCCA 203 - R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 - R v Sophear Em [2003] NSWCCA 374 - R v Wickham [2004] NSWCCA 193 - Trad v R [2009] NSWCCA 56 Category: Principal judgment Parties: JB (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M. Smith (Applicant) J.H. Pickering (Crown) Solicitors: Crimlaw (NSW) Pty Ltd (Applicant) S. Kavanagh (Solicitor for Public Prosecutions) File Number(s): 2009/000802 Decision under appeal Citation: [2010] NSWSC 543 Date of Decision: 2010-05-21 00:00:00 Before: Latham J File Number(s): 2009/000802