Rangihuna v R [2015] NSWCCA 48

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rangihuna v R [2015] NSWCCA 48 Hearing dates: 23 March 2015 Date of orders: 31 March 2015 Decision date: 31 March 2015 Before: R A Hulme J at [1] Davies J at [2] Bellew J at [59] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – armed robbery – multiple offences – concurrency and accumulation – whether by the accumulation of sentences the sentencing judge overstated the total criminality – discretionary exercise – no error shown Cases Cited: Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15; (2004) 78 ALJR 616 JT v R [2012] NSWCCA 133 McCarthy v R [2011] NSWCCA 64; (2011) 206 A Crim R 131 McIvor v R [2010] NSWCCA 7 Mill v R (1988) 166 CLR 59 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Hammoud [2000] NSWCCA540; (2000) 118 A Crim R 66 R v Lesi [2010] NSWCCA 240 R v Merrin [2007] NSWCCA 255; (2007) 174 A Crim R 100 R v Nguyen [2007] NSWCCA 14 R v Smith [2007] NSWCCA 100 R v Taufahema [2010] NSWCCA 241 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Duane Aaron Gabriel Rangihuna (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: K Averre (Applicant) N Williams (Respondent)

Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2012/31859 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Freeman DCJ File Number(s): 2012/31859