Stewart v R [2012] NSWCCA 183

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Stewart v R [2012] NSWCCA 183 Hearing dates: 20 June 2012 Decision date: 29 August 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] Price J at [2] Button J at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - sexual intercourse without consent - no failure to identify and assess objective seriousness - no failure to identify and assess subjective features - whether intoxication relevant to sentence - sentence not manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; (2010) 201 A Crim R 379 Doolan v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 29; (2006) 160 A Crim R 54 King v R [2010] NSWCCA 33 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v Coleman (1990) 47 A Crim R 306 R v Cunningham [2006] NSWCCA 176 R v Ehrlich [2012] NSWCCA 38 R v Koloamatangi [2011] NSWCCA 288 R v Muldrock; Muldrock v R [2012] NSWCCA 108 Williams v R [2012] NSWCCA 172 Yang v R [2012] NSWCCA 49 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Darryl Kingsley Stewart (applicant) Regina (respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Burgess (applicant) T Smith (respondent) Solicitors: B Sandland (applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (respondent) File Number(s): 2010/386822 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2011-12-15 00:00:00 Before: Black DCJ File Number(s): 2010/386822