R v Kyle [2014] NSWCCA 300

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Kyle [2014] NSWCCA 300 Hearing dates: 22 August 2014 Decision date: 09 December 2014 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Hidden J at [2]; Adams J at [3] Decision: 1.Appeal allowed. 2.The sentence is quashed and, in lieu thereof, the respondent is sentenced to imprisonment for 4 years 6 months commencing 17 March 2014 comprising a non-parole period of 2 years 9 months and a balance of term of 1 year 9 months. 3.The respondent will be eligible to be considered for release on parole on 17 December 2016. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal - appeal against sentence - whether sentence manifestly inadequate - objective seriousness of offence - whether special circumstances justified variation of statutory ratio - residual discretion to decline to interfere with sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 52A(4) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 44 Cases Cited: Application by the Attorney General No 3 of 2002 (The PCA Guideline Judgment) [2004] NSWCCA 303; 61 NSWLR 305; 147 A Crim R 546 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Whyte [2002] NSWCCA 343; 55 NSWLR 252; 134 A Crim R 53 Wong v The Queen (2001) 76 ALJR; 185 ALR 233 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Appellant Crown) Joshua Andrew Kyle (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Dowling SC and G Drennan (Appellant Crown) P Lange (Respondent) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Appellant Crown) Aquila Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2012/265689 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2014-03-17 00:00:00 Before: Knox SC DCJ File Number(s): 2012/265689