Kendall v R [2015] NSWCCA 13

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kendall v R [2015] NSWCCA 13 Hearing dates: 12 February 2015 Decision date: 23 February 2015 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Johnson J at [54] Hamill J at [55] Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – offences of break enter and commit a serious indictable offence being an indecent assault and intentionally inflict actual bodily harm to have sexual intercourse – whether error in assessment of objective seriousness of offending – whether sentences manifestly excessive – whether misstatements of facts in sentencing judgment were indicative of error – factual errors minor – no error in assessment of objective seriousness – sentence not manifestly excessive – appeal against sentence dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 - s 61K(a), s 112(2) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 – s53A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 – s6(3) Cases Cited: Little v R [2010] NSWCCA 210 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Mulato v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 282 R v Andrews [2011] NSWCCA 24 R v Bilal Skaf [2005] NSWCCA 297 R v Shillingsworth [2003] NSWCCA 272 Regina v Twala (NSWCCA, unreported, 4 November 1994) Thompson-Davies v R [2013] NSWCCA 75 Vuni v R [2006] NSWCCA 171 YS v R [2010] NSWCCA 98 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Bruce Kendall - Applicant Regina – Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: KH Averre - Applicant N Adams – Respondent Crown Solicitors: SE O'Connor – Legal Aid NSW - Applicant Solicitor for Public Prosecutions – Respondent Crown File Number(s): 2012/218919 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 29 November 2013 Before: Maiden SC DCJ File Number(s): 2012/218919