R v Gerard CORTESE [2013] NSWCCA 148

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Gerard CORTESE [2013] NSWCCA 148 Hearing dates: 11 June 2013 Decision date: 26 June 2013 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Harrison J at [2] Beech-Jones J at [3] Decision: Crown appeal allowed in part. Respondent sentenced to three years imprisonment with non-parole of eighteen months. Catchwords: CROWN APPEAL - aggravated sexual assault - act of indecency - finding of no ongoing harm - finding that culpability at the lowest end of the range - whether sentencing judge in error in assessing culpability - relevance of pre-existing relationship - error found - respondent re-sentenced. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Bellchambers v R [2011] NSWCCA 131 Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 243 FLR 28 Green v R [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 House v R [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 NM v R [2012] NSWCCA 215 R v Ehrlich [2012] NSWCCA 38; 219 A Crim R 415 R v Fahda [2013] NSWCCA 86 R v Hendricks [2011] NSWCCA 203 R v KB [2011] NSWCCA 190 R v Koloamatangi [2011] NSWCCA 288 R v Murrell [2012] NSWCCA 90 Sabapathy v R [2008] NSWCCA 82 Stewart v R [2012] NSWCCA 183 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Crown (Appellant) Gerard Cortese (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms N. Noman SC (Appellant) S.J. Buchen (Respondent) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Appellant) Blair Criminal Lawyers(Respondent) File Number(s): 2011/270353 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2013-03-01 00:00:00 Before: Quirk DCJ