Vincenzo Jon Fedele v R [2015] NSWCCA 286

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Vincenzo Jon Fedele v R [2015] NSWCCA 286 Hearing dates: 21 October 2015 Date of orders: 04 March 2016 Decision date: 13 November 2015 Before: Hidden J at [1] Davies J at [75] Adamson J at [76] Decision: Leave granted, appeal allowed. Sentences in District Court quashed. Applicant sentenced on each charge to concurrent terms of 10 months imprisonment, to be served by way of ICO. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application for leave to appeal against sentence – accessing and possessing child pornography – full time custodial sentences – whether appropriate consideration given to alternatives to full time imprisonment Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (C'th) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014 Crime (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Regulations 1990 (C'th) Criminal Code 1995 (C'th) Migration Act 1958 (C'th) Cases Cited: Dadson v O'Brien [1998] TASSC 75 Douar v R [2005] NSWCCA 455, 159 A Crim R 154 DPP (C'th) v Guest [2014] VSCA 29 DPP v Smith [2010] VSCA 215 EF v R [2015] NSWCCA 36 Fitzgerald v R [2015] NSWCCA 266 Hili and Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45, 242 CLR 520 James v R [2009] NSWCCA 62 Kanengele-Yondgo v R [2006] NSWCCA 354 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Mouscas v R [2008] NSWCCA 181 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Booth [2009] NSWCCA 89 R v Cacciola (1988) 104 A Crim R 178 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Engeln [2014] QCA 313 R v Foster [2001] 33 MVR 565 R v Gent [2005] NSWCCA 370, 162 A Crim R 29 R v Gordon; Ex Parte DPP (C'th) [2009] QCA 209 R v JCE [2000] NSWCCA 498, 120 A Crim R 18 R v Pogson & Ors [2012] NSWCCA 225, 82 NSWLR 60 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174 R v Verburgt [2009] QCA 33 R v Wegener [1999] NSWCCA 405 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 Sabel v R; R v Sabel [2014] NSWCCA 101 Smit v State of Western Australia [2011] WASCA 124 Warnakulasuriya v The Queen [2009] WASC 257 Whelan v R [2012] NSWCCA 147 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vincenzo Jon Fedele (applicant) Regina (respondent /Crown) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC with G Huxley (applicant) K Ginges (respondent/ Crown)