R v JP [2015] NSWCCA 267

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v JP [2015] NSWCCA 267 Hearing dates: 24 September 2015 Decision date: 09 October 2015 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Price J at [75] Button J at [86] Decision: Crown appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Crown appeal against sentence – one count of sexual intercourse with child under 10 under authority contrary to s 66A(2) Crimes Act 1900 – two further offences of production and dissemination of child abuse material under s 91H(2) of the Crimes Act 1900 on a Form 1 – victim aged 6 weeks – offender mother of victim – offender suffering from intellectual disability – offender isolated and vulnerable at time of offending – whether open to sentencing judge to characterise the objective seriousness of the offending as "at the very bottom of the range of crimes of this nature" – assessment of objective seriousness of offending by sentencing judge in error – offending objectively very serious – subjective case important but error in sentencing judge not imposing a custodial sentence – suspended sentence manifestly inadequate – residual discretion should be applied – Crown appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 – s 66A(2), s 91H(2), Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 – s 3A(f), s 32 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 – s 5D, 5E(1) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 – ss 165 - 167 Cases Cited: Abbas Bodiotis Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115; 231 A Crim R 413 Attorney General's Application under Section 37 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (No 1 of 2002) [2002] NSWCCA 518; 56 NSWLR 146 CMB v Attorney General for NSW [2015] HCA 9; 89 ALJR 407 Green v R; Quinn v R [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Hili v R; Jones v R [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 Hoskins v R [2015] NSWCCA 245 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 EG v R [2015] NSWCCA 21 R v Dinsdale [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 R v Muldrock; Muldrock v R [2012] NSWCCA 108 Williams v R [2012] NSWCCA 172 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina – Applicant JP - Respondent Representation: Counsel: Ms T Smith – Applicant Crown Ms B Rigg SC - Respondent