Kentwell v Regina [2013] NSWCCA 266

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kentwell v Regina [2013] NSWCCA 266 Hearing dates: 18 October 2013 Decision date: 14 November 2013 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Johnson J at [2] Bellew J at [3] Decision: 1.The application for an extension of time is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - application to extend time in which to seek leave to appeal against sentence - asserted Muldrock error - principles to be applied in determining whether extension of time should be granted - where Muldrock error established - whether extension of time should be granted

CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - where applicant convicted of multiple counts of having sexual intercourse without the consent of the victim - where sentencing judge erred in extending additional term of imprisonment to reflect a finding of special circumstances rather than reducing the non-parole period - where sentencing judge erred in assessment of psychiatric evidence - where sentencing judge erred in imposing a fixed term of imprisonment for an offence for which a standard non-parole period was prescribed - whether offending mitigated by the fact that the applicant and victim were in a relationship - where offending took place in context of domestic violence - where no other sentence warranted in law and no miscarriage of justice - application for extension of time dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 NSW Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: Abdul v R [2013] NSWCCA 247 AM v R [2012] NSWCCA 203 Baxter v R [2007] NSWCCA 237; (2007) 173 A Crim R 204 Bellchambers v R [2011] NSWCCA 131 Collier v R [2012] NSWCCA 213 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; (2010) 205 A Crim R 1 Hristovski v R [2010] NSWCCA 129 Mammone v R [2013] NSWCCA 95 Mansour v R; Hughes v R [2013] NSWCCA 35 Muldrock v R (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 NM v R (2012) NSWCCA 215 Norman v R [2012] NSWCCA 230 R v Dunn [2004] NSWCCA 346 R v Edigarov (2001) 125 A Crim R 551 R v Hamid [2006] NSWCCA 302; 164 A Crim R 179 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 28 R v P [2004] NSWCCA 218 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353; (2001) 127 A Crim R 369 R v Wright [1998] VSCA 84 SGJ v R; KU v R [2008] NSWCCA 258 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Phillip Charles Kentwell - Applicant Regina - Respondent Representation: Counsel: Ms J Manuell SC- Applicant Ms J Girdham SC - Respondent Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW - Applicant S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Respondent File Number(s): 2008 / 8126-013 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2009-02-20 00:00:00 Before: Johnstone DCJ