RP v R [2013] NSWCCA 192

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: RP v R [2013] NSWCCA 192 Hearing dates: 2 August 2013 Decision date: 22 August 2013 Before: Simpson J at [1] Price J at [2] RA Hulme J at [34] Decision: Catchwords: Criminal Law - sentencing - indecent assault contrary to s 76 Crimes Act 1900 (now repealed) - whether error in assessment of objective seriousness - whether too much weight afforded to victim impact statement - whether sentence manifestly excessive - re sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 s 66A, s 61J, s 66L, s 61M(2), s 91H(2), s 76 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 s 6(3) Cases Cited: Markarian v R (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Nelson v R [2007] NSWCCA 221 O'Kell v R [2013] NSWCCA 162 Ollis v R [2011] NSWCCA 155 Pearce v R (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 R v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 R v Berg (2004) 41 MVR 399; [2004] NSWCCA 300 Category: Principal judgment Parties: RP (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Brassil (Applicant) T Smith (Respondent) Solicitors:

Peter Murphy Solicitor (Applicant) Department of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2010/5716 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2012-02-06 00:00:00 Before: Armitage DCJ File Number(s): 2010/5716012