R v Cannon [2015] NSWDC 125

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cannon [2015] NSWDC 125 Decision date: 09 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Payne DCJ Decision: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 7 years with a non-parole period of 3 years Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – sexual assault – offence committed in 1986 – relevant sentencing principles – legislative history; CRIMINAL LAW – sentence - totality Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Parole of Prisoners Act 1966 (NSW) Probation and Parole Act 1983 (NSW) Probation and Parole (Remissions) Amendment Act 1986 (NSW) Probation and Parole (Serious Offences) Amendment Act 1987 (NSW) Sentencing Act 1989 (NSW) Cases Cited: AJB v R [2007] NSWCCA 51; 169 A Crim R 32 Betts v R [2015] NSWCCA 39 CPW v R [2009] NSWCCA 105; 195 A Crim R 149 Ewen v R [2015] NSWCCA 117 LJS v R [2015] NSWCCA 47 Magnuson v R [2013] NSWCCA 50 MD v R [2015] NSWCCA 37 MPB v R [2013] NSWCCA 213; 234 A Crim R 576 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610; 72 ALJR 1416; 103 A Crim R 372; 156 ALR 684 Power v The Queen [1974] HCA 26; 131 CLR 623 R v Close (1992) 65 A Crim R 55; 31 NSWLR 743 R v MAK; R v MSK [2006] NSWCCA 381; 167 A Crim R 159 R v MJR [2002] NSWCCA 129; 54 NSWLR 368; 130 A Crim R 481 R v Moffitt (1990) 49 A Crim R 20 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 126 A Crim R 525; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Swan [2005] NSWCCA 252 R v Thomson and Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383; 115 A Crim R 104 R v Wakefield [2010] NSWCCA 12 RL v R [2015] NSWCCA 106 SHR v R [2014] NSWCCA 94 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Kenneth Barry Cannon (Offender) Representation: Counsel: M King (Offender)