TAMMER-SPENCE, Jacob v R [2013] NSWCCA 297

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: TAMMER-SPENCE, Jacob v R [2013] NSWCCA 297 Hearing dates: 29/08/2013 Decision date: 28 November 2013 Before: Latham J at [1] Rothman J at [2] Davies J at [69] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal sentence granted; (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - aggregate sentence - young offender - allegation that deterrence was given too much weight as a factor in sentencing - allegations that insufficient weight given to subjective circumstances - manifest excess - discretionary exercise involving intuitive synthesis - retribution may be of less significance for young offender and considerations of rehabilitation of more significance - deterrence may still be a factor - subjective factors taken into account - no error - sentence not manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159; (2010) 201 A Crim R 379 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15; (2004) 78 ALJR 616 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51; (2008) 182 A Crim R 571 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v AN [2005] NSWCCA 239 R v Elliott [2006] NSWCCA 305; (2006) 68 NSWLR 1 R v Hearne [2001] NSWCCA 37; (2001) 124 A Crim R 451 R v MA [2004] NSWCCA 92; (2004) 145 A Crim R 434 R v Slade [2005] NZCA 19; (2005) 2 NZLR 526 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Weininger v The Queen [2003] HCA 14; (2003) 212 CLR 629 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jacob Tammer-Spence (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Thangaraj SC / D Barrow (Applicant) S Herbert (Respondent) Solicitors: The Shop Front Youth Legal Centre (Applicant) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2011/376851; 2012/22660 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2012-08-17 00:00:00 Before: Williams DCJ File Number(s): 2011/376851; 2012/22660