O'Brien v R [2013] NSWCCA 197

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: O'Brien v R [2013] NSWCCA 197 Hearing dates: 22 August 2013 Decision date: 22 August 2013 Before: Hidden J at [1]; Latham J at [2]; Adamson J at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW- sentencing-sexual intercourse with child between 14 and 16 years- no conflation of consideration of appropriateness of imprisonment and suspension of sentence-sentence not manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: - Crimes Act 1900, s 66C, s 66C(3) - Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, s 5, s 12, s 12(1)(a), s 21A(5A) Cases Cited: - Gommesen v R [2012] NSWCCA 226 - Lowndes v The Queen [1999] HCA 29; 195 CLR 665 - Postiglione v R [1997] HCA 26; 189 CLR 295 - R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 - Warner (AKA Jeremy Pachenko) v R [2013] NSWCCA 10 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Shannon James O'Brien (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: GD Wendler and W Chan (Applicant) S Herbert (Respondent) Solicitors: Van Houten Law (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2011/355896 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2013-02-21 00:00:00 Before: Colefax SC DCJ File Number(s): 2011/355896