Wray v Regina [2014] NSWCCA 166

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Wray v Regina [2014] NSWCCA 166 Hearing dates: 11 August 2014 Decision date: 20 August 2014 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Adamson J at [2] Bellew J at [52] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL APPEAL - leave to appeal against sentence - aggravated indecent assault - alleged failure to give appropriate weight to subjective features of applicant - whether undue weight given to the finding of applicant's future dangerousness - whether sentence was manifestly excessive - Legislation Cited: Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney-General's Application under s 37 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No. 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518; 56 NSWLR 146 Fardon v Attorney-General (Qld) [2004] HCA 46; 223 CLR 575 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 R v MAK; R v MSK [2006] NSWCCA 381; (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 R v McNamara [2004] NSWCCA 42 Veen (No. 2) [1998] HCA 14; 164 CLR 465 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anthony Douglas Wray (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Solicitors: SE O'Connor - Legal Aid NSW (Applicant) S Kavanagh - Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2013/54669; 2013/90651 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2013-11-27 00:00:00 Before: Sides DCJ File Number(s): 2013/54669 and 2013/90651