Davis v R [2015] NSWCCA 90

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Davis v R [2015] NSWCCA 90 Hearing dates: 14 April 2015 Decision date: 08 May 2015 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Simpson J at [7]; Adamson J at [91] Decision: (1) The time in which to file a notice of application for leave to appeal is extended to 28 June 2013;

(2) Leave to appeal granted;

(3) Appeal allowed; sentence imposed on 14 February 2008 set aside;

(4) In lieu thereof, the applicant is sentenced to imprisonment commencing 8 November 2005, with a non-parole period of 16 years and 6 months which will expire on 7 May 2022, and a balance of term of 5 years and 6 months which will expire on 7 November 2027. Catchwords: APPEAL - sentencing - murder - "Muldrock error" - ground upheld - applicant re-sentenced

APPEAL - severity of sentence - victim's underlying heart condition not a mitigating circumstance - R v Matthews [2013] NSWSC 659 - LAL v R; RPN v R [2007] NSWSC 445 - R v Todd Munter [2009] NSWSC 158 - objective criminality of the act causing death - ground rejected - Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 6(3) - meaning of "some other sentence is warranted in law" - obligation of Court of Criminal Appeal re-sentencing after error found - relevance sentence imposed at first instance - Kentwell v The Queen [2014] HCA 37 - applicant re-sentenced Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), Pt 4 Div 1A, s3A, s 21A, s 54A, s 54B Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 19A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6(3), s 10(1)(a) Criminal Appeal Rules, r 3B(1)(b) Cases Cited: Baxter v R [2007] NSWCCA 237; 173 A Crim R 284 Kentwell v The Queen [2014] HCA 37; 313 ALR 451 LAL v R; RPN v R [2007] NSWSC 445 Liles v R (Cth) [2014] NSWCCA 289 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Parker v Director of Public Prosecutions (1992) 28 NSWLR 282 R v Matthews [2013] NSWSC 659 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Todd Munter [2009] NSWSC 158 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jason Russell Davis (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Burgess (Applicant) G O'Rourke (Respondent)