Melbom v R [2013] NSWCCA 210

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Melbom v R [2013] NSWCCA 210 Hearing dates: 2 August 2013 Decision date: 09 September 2013 Before: Simpson J at [1] Price J at [3] R A Hulme J at [4] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - reckless wounding and threatening to use an offensive weapon - appellant a housemate of victims - offences committed in shared premises - sentencing judge considered the location of crime at a "home" as an aggravating feature of the offence - s 21A(2)(eb) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act considered - special geographic vulnerability of victims of domestic violence - no overstatement of objective seriousness - relevant matters in consideration of circumstances of offending Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment Act 2007 Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 DJM v R [2013] NSWCCA 101 DS v R [2012] NSWCCA 159 EK v R [2010] NSWCCA 199; (2010) 79 NSWLR 740 Essex v R [2013] NSWCCA 11 Ingham v R [2011] NSWCCA 88 NLR v R [2011] NSWCCA 246 OH Hyunwook v R [2010] NSWCCA 148 R v BIP [2011] NSWCCA 224 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Gazi Comert [2004] NSWCCA 125 R v McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242; (2006) 66 NSWLR 566 R v MH [2011] NSWCCA 230 Texts Cited: New South Wales Legislative Council, Parliamentary Debates, Hansard, 17 October 2007 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Melbom (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms A Moen (Applicant) Ms T Smith (Crown) Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW Solicitor for Public Prosecutions File Number(s): 2011/95605 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2012-03-01 00:00:00 Before: Syme DCJ File Number(s): 2011/95605