EF v R [2015] NSWCCA 36

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: EF v R [2015] NSWCCA 36 Hearing dates: 13 March 2015 Date of orders: 13 March 2015 Decision date: 20 March 2015 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Simpson J at [2]; Schmidt J at [17] Decision: 1.Allow leave to appeal against sentence.

2.Allow the appeal.

3.Resentence the applicant to imprisonment for a period of 1 year, 3 months commencing on 8 April 2014.

4.Suspend the execution of the sentence for whole of the term of the sentence.

5.Direct that the applicant be released from custody on condition that he enter into a good behaviour bond for the term of the sentence. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – leave to appeal against sentence – whether sentence was manifestly excessive – intensive correctional order – whether intensive correctional order ought to have been considered – whether exceptional circumstances – leave to appeal granted – appeal allowed – applicant resentenced – bond Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Legislation) Amendment (Intensive Correction Orders) Act 2010 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 5(1),s 7 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Regulation 2010 Drugs (Misuse and Trafficking) Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dinsdale v R [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Lambert v R [2015] NSWCCA 22 R v Cacciola (1988) 104 A Crim R 178 R v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R v Clark (NSWCCA, 15 March 1990, unreported) R v Gu [2006] NSWCCA 104 R v McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242; (2006) 66 NSWLR 566 R v Munday (1981) 2 NSWLR 177 R v Pogson; R v Lapham; R v Martin [2012] NSWCCA 225; (2012) 82 NSWLR 60 SZ v R [2007] NSWCCA 19 Category: Principal judgment Parties: EF (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: Ms R Rodger (Applicant) N Adams (Crown)