PK v Regina [2012] NSWCCA 263

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: PK v Regina [2012] NSWCCA 263 Hearing dates: 29 August 2012 Decision date: 11 December 2012 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Price J at [2] McCallum J at [3] Decision: Leave to appeal granted; appeal allowed; sentence at first instance quashed and, in lieu thereof, applicant sentenced to a term of imprisonment with a non-parole period of 6 years commencing on 3 July 2010 and expiring on 2 July 2016 and a balance of term of 6 years expiring on 2 July 2022. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - offence carrying standard non-parole period - whether sentencing judge engaged in two-step reasoning entailing error of the kind subsequently explained in Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39 - whether any lesser sentence warranted in law Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 R v Johnson [2005] NSWCCA 186 R v Koloamatangi [2011] NSWCCA 288 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Thomson & Houlton (2005) 115 A Crim R 104 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 Williams v R [2012] NSWCCA 172 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Applicant's name anonymised Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Corish (Applicant) H Wilson (Respondent) Solicitors: Legal Aid Commission of NSW (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): CCA 2010/223132 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Citation: Regina v PK Date of Decision: 2011-03-24 00:00:00 Before: Berman DCJ File Number(s): 2010/223132