Mun v R [2015] NSWCCA 234

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mun v R [2015] NSWCCA 234 Hearing dates: 10 August 2015 Date of orders: 28 August 2015 Decision date: 28 August 2015 Before: Gleeson JA at [1]; Adams J at [71]; Beech-Jones J at [72] Decision: (1) The applicant be granted leave to appeal.

(2) The appeal be dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – sentencing – whether sentencing judge erred in finding no expression of remorse – reliance on statements by offender contained in tendered reports as evidence of remorse – weight, if any, to be given to such material where offender does not give evidence – whether sentence manifestly excessive – whether regard may be had to notional starting point where it is not contended that the reduction for a guilty plea is excessive – sentence not plainly unjust or unreasonable Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 98 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 21A(3)(i) Cases Cited: Adzioski v R [2013] NSWCCA 69 Alpha v R [2015] NSWCCA 225 Alvares v R; Farache v R [2011] NSWCCA 33; 209 A Crim R 297 Butters v R [2010] NSWCCA 1 Charlesworth v R [2009] NSWCCA 27 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 Graham v R [2009] NSWCCA 212 Halac v R [2015] NSWCCA 121 Hili v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Lowndes v The Queen [1999] HCA 29; 195 CLR 665 MacDonald v R [2007] NSWCCA 105 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 McGeown v R [2014] NSWCCA 314 Papworth v R [2011] NSWCCA 253 Pfitzner v R [2010] NSWCCA 314 Pham v R [2010] NSWCCA 208 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; 46 NSWLR 346 R v Henry [2007] NSWCCA 90 R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 R v P [2001] NSWCA 473; 53 NSWLR 664 R v PB [2008] NSWCCA 109; 184 A Crim R 552 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353; 127 A Crim R 369 Rutkowskyj v R [2008] NSWCCA 10 SZ v R [2007] NSWCCA 19; 168 A Crim R 249 The Queen v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; 199 CLR 270 TYN v R [2009] NSWCCA 146; 195 A Crim R 345 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 Yang v R [2012] NSWCCA 49; 219 A Crim R 550 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Steven Mun (Applicant) Regina (Crown) Representation: Counsel: D O'Neil (Applicant) H Baker (Crown)