Dean v R [2015] NSWCCA 307

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dean v R [2015] NSWCCA 307 Hearing dates: 7 September 2015 Date of orders: 04 December 2015 Decision date: 04 December 2015 Before: Ward JA at [1]; Adams J at [158]; R A Hulme J at [159] Decision: 1. Grant leave to file the amended notice of appeal dated 23 October 2015. 2. Grant leave to appeal. 3. Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – 11 counts of murder - 11 life sentences – whether sentencing judge erred in adopting a two-stage approach to sentencing for murder – whether two-stage approach impermissible after Markarian and Muldrock– whether sentencing judge erred in concluding it was not possible adequately to reflect culpability by any lesser penalty than life imprisonment – whether sentence manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 156 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure Act) 1999 (NSW), ss 61, 54, 54B Cases Cited: Apps v R [2006] NSWCCA 290 Barton v R [2009] NSWCCA 164 Blackwell v R [2011] NSWCCA 93 Boughey v The Queen [1986] HCA 29, (1986) 161 CLR 10 Crabbe v The Queen [1985] HCA 22; (1985) 156 CLR 464 Darkan v The Queen [2006] HCA 34; (2006) 227 CLR 373 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; (2000) 202 CLR 321 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 El-Zeyat v R [2015] NSWCCA 196 Knight v R [2006] NSWCCA 292; (2006) 164 A Crim R 126 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 Ngo v R [2013] NSWCCA 142; (2013) 233 A Crim R 121 R v Ainsworth (1994) 76 A Crim R 127 R v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 R v Dean [2013] NSWSC 1027 R v Grant [2002] NSWCCA 243; (2002) 55 NSWLR 80 R v Harris [2000] NSWCCA 469; (2000) 50 NSWLR 409 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Holton [2004] NSWCCA 214; (2004) 41 MVR 89 R v Merritt [2004] NSWCCA 19; (2004) 59 NSWLR 557 R v Miles [2002] NSWCCA 276 R v Reginald Lyttle (Supreme Court (NSW), Newman J, 6 March 1996, unrep) R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Subramaniam v R [2013] NSWCCA 159 SW v R [2013] NSWCCA 103 Tuivaga v R [2015] NSWCCA 145 Vuni v R [2006] NSWCCA 171 Williams v R [2012] NSWCCA 172 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Roger Kingsley Dean (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC with D Barrow (Applicant) Ms M Cinque SC (Respondent)