JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297 Hearing dates: 21 October 2014 Decision date: 05 December 2014 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1]; R A Hulme J at [2]; Adamson J at [107] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - sentence - child sexual assault offences - child abuse material offences -- criticisms of conduct of lawyers acting for applicant on sentence not made out - unjustified reduction of discount for some pleas of guilty but no material effect on aggregate sentence - no error in discounts not being precisely quantified -claim to be in protective custody not made out - aggregate sentence not manifestly excessive CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - aggregate sentence - unnecessarily detailed approach of specifying non-parole periods and commencement dates for indicative sentences - principles and statutory provisions concerning aggregate sentencing - contentions about assessment of indicative sentences misplaced Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment Act 2010 Cases Cited: AB v R [2014] NSWCCA 31 Ayache v R [2013] NSWCCA 41 Behman v R [2014] NSWCCA 239 BJS v R [2013] NSWCCA 123 CL v R [2014] NSWCCA 196 Clinton v R [2009] NSWCCA 276 Cullen v R [2014] NSWCCA 162 FP v R [2012] NSWCCA 182; 224 A Crim R 82 Grealish v R [2013] NSWCCA 336 JL v R [2014] NSWCCA 130 Kentwell v The Queen [2014] HCA 37 Khawaja v R [2014] NSWCCA 80 Martin v R [2014] NSWCCA 124 Milat v R; Klein v R [2014] NSWCCA 29 PD v R [2012] NSWCCA 242 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 R v ABS [2005] NSWCCA 255 R v BJW [2000] NSWCCA 60; 112 A Crim R 1 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; 195 A Crim R 1 R v Brown [2012] NSWCCA 199 R v Burchell (1987) 34 A Crim R 148 R v Clarke [2013] NSWCCA 260 R v Evans (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 24 March 1988, unrep) R v Lolesio [2014] NSWCCA 219 R v MJB [2014] NSWCCA 195 R v Nykolyn [2012] NSWCCA 219 R v Rae [2013] NSWCCA 9 R v SY [2003] NSWCCA 291 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383 Ryan v The Queen [2001] HCA 21; 206 CLR 267 SHR v R [2014] NSWCCA 94 Stoeski v R [2014] NSWCCA 161 Subramaniam v R [2013] NSWCCA 159 Truong v R; R v Le; Nguyen v R; R v Nguyen [2013] NSWCCA 36 Category: Principal judgment Parties: JM (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Applicant in person Mr P Ingram SC (Crown)