Greenwood v Regina [2014] NSWCCA 64

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Greenwood v Regina [2014] NSWCCA 64 Hearing dates: 03/04/2014 Decision date: 23 April 2014 Before: Chief Justice Bathurst at [1] Hoeben CJ at CL at [2] Adams J at [41] Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - sexual intercourse without consent - young woman passed out after consuming an excess of alcohol - offender committed offence while victim unconscious - whether sentence imposed manifestly excessive. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900, s61I, s61L Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - s5(1)(c) Cases Cited: Adam Jolly v R [2013] NSWCCA 76 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159 Dinsdale v R [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 Doe v R [2013] NSW 248 Einfeld v Regina [2010] NSWCCA 87; 200 A Crim R 1 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 R v GWM [2012] NSWCCA 240 R v Hibberd [2009] NSWCCA 20; 194 A Crim R 1 RO v R [2013] NSWCCA 162 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Grant Greenwood - Applicant Regina - Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: Mr G James QC/Mr P Lange - Applicant Mr R Herps - Respondent Crown Solicitors: Murphy's Lawyers Inc - Applicant S Kavanagh, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Respondent Crown File Number(s): 2011/51225 Decision under appeal Citation: R v Goodridge [2012] NSWSC 378 R v Goodridge (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 1180 Date of Decision: 2013-01-25 00:00:00 Before: Colefax SC DCJ File Number(s): 2011/51225