Gal v R [2015] NSWCCA 242

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Gal v R [2015] NSWCCA 242 Hearing dates: 20 August 2015 Date of orders: 09 September 2015 Decision date: 09 September 2015 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1] Price J at [2 ] Beech-Jones J at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal be granted; (2) The Appeal be dismissed. Catchwords: SENTENCE APPEAL – break and enter – no assessment of objective seriousness by sentencing judge – no reference to facts of offence – reference to seriousness in course of argument – error demonstrated – if sentencing discretion re-exercised higher sentence would be imposed – appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: - Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 – s 9, 21A(2)(j) - Criminal Appeal Act 1912 - s 6(3) Cases Cited: - Attorney General's Application (No 1) under s 26 of the Criminal Procedure Act, Re; R v Ponfield; R v Scott; R v Ryan; R v Johnson [1999] NSWCCA 435; 48 NSWLR 327 - Cowan v R [2015] NSWCCA 118 - Cullen v R [2014] NSWCCA 162 - Delaney v R; R v Delaney [2013] NSWCCA 150 - Kentwell v The Queen [2014] HCA 37; 252 CLR 601 - Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 - O'Grady v R [2015] NSWCCA 168 - Opacic v R [2013] NSWCCA 294 - R v Campbell [2014] NSWCCA 102 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jay Clifford Gal - Applicant The Queen – Respondent Representation: Counsel: G.A. Brady – Applicant Ms T. Smith – Respondent