R v Crowe [2016] NSWCCA 39

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Crowe [2016] NSWCCA 39 Hearing dates: 26 February 2016 Date of orders: 11 March 2016 Decision date: 11 March 2016 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Johnson J at [103] Davies J at [104] Decision: (1) The Crown appeal is allowed. (2) The aggregate sentence imposed by Garling ADCJ on 3 September 2015 is quashed. (3) In lieu thereof, the respondent is sentenced to a term of imprisonment which consists of a non-parole period of 10 years, with a balance of term of 5 years, commencing 18 August 2014. The respondent will be eligible for release to parole on 17 August 2024. The balance of term will expire on 17 August 2029. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Crown appeal against sentence – eleven offences against five victims including sexual assaults and kidnapping – aggregate sentence imposed – historical offences occurring 22 years before sentence imposed – offender suffering from schizophrenia not related to offending – seriousness of offending to be balanced against strong subjective case – use of indicative sentences to understand reasoning behind aggregate sentence – Crown appeal successful – sentence increased. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 - ss 61(1), 61C(1)(b), 61D (1), 61E(1), 61F, 61(2)(b), 61J(2)(b), 61L, 61P, 66A, 90A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 – ss 3A, 21A(2)(j) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 – s 5D(1) Sentencing Act 1989 Cases Cited: AB v R [2015] NSWCCA 31 Aslan v R [2014] NSWCCA 114 Attorney General's Application under Section 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518; 56 NSWLR 146 Behman v R [2014] NSWCCA 239 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 CMB v Attorney-General (NSW) [2015] HCA 9; 89 ALJR 407 Cullen v R [2014] NSWCCA 162 Davis v R [2006] NSWCCA 392 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 79 NSWLR 1 Doyle v R; R v Doyle [2014] NSWCCA 4 Everett v The Queen [1994] HCA 49; 181 CLR 295 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 Magnuson v R [2013] NSWCCA 50 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 MPB v R [2013] NSWCCA 213 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 R v AEM (Snr); KEM; MM [2002] NSWCCA 58 R v Brown [2012] NSWCCA 199 R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56; 239 A Crim R 469 R v Gommerson [2014] NSWCCA 159 R v Ponfield [1999] NSWCCA 435; 48 NSWLR 327 Truong v R [2013] NSWCCA 36 Veen v R (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; 164 CLR 465 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina – Applicant Crown Richard John Crowe - Respondent Representation: Counsel: Ms N Noman SC – Applicant Crown Ms B Rigg SC - Respondent