KR v R [2012] NSWCCA 32

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: KR v R [2012] NSWCCA 32 Hearing dates: 17 August 2011 Decision date: 14 March 2012 Before: Whealy JA Latham J Harrison J Decision: Leave to appeal granted Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal against sentence - murder (Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s18(1)(a)) - assault with intent to rob in company (Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s97(1)) - principle of parity - distinction between criminal responsibility and moral culpability - parity principle not engaged - whether the allocation of a discount for plea of guilty by the trial judge constituted a denial of procedural fairness - applicant afforded opportunity to make submissions - appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: R v LR [2010] NSWSC 22 R v Wright [2009] NSWCCA 3 R v JW [2010] NSWCCA 49 R v Sukkar [2011] NSWCCA 140 R v O'Connor [1980] HCA 17; 146 CLR 64 R v Merritt [2004] NSWCCA 19 R v Henry & Ors. [1999] NSWCCA 111; 46 NSWLR 346 ; 106 A Crim R 149 Postiglione v R [1997] HCA 26 ; 189 CLR 295 Green v The Queen ; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49 Trujillo-Mesa v R [2010] NSWCCA 201 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 Category: Principal judgment Parties: KR - Applicant Regina - Crown Respondent Representation: COUNSEL H Dhanji SC/I McLachlan - (Applicant) N Noman - (Crown Respondent) SOLICITORS Legal Aid NSW - (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecution) - (Crown Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/7539 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2010-03-19 00:00:00 Before: Howie J File Number(s): 2009/7539