Tregeagle v R [2016] NSWCCA 106

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Tregeagle v R [2016] NSWCCA 106 Hearing dates: 23 May 2016 Date of orders: 08 June 2016 Decision date: 08 June 2016 Before: Payne JA at [1]; Price J at [107]; Garling J at [108] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted; (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against sentence – whether sentence manifestly excessive – whether sentencing judge erred in failing to find that the applicant had good prospects of rehabilitation as a mitigating factor – whether sentencing judge erred in taking into account the physical and psychological harm suffered by the victims as an aggravating factor Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 21A, 53A Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 27, 95, 97 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5 Cases Cited: AB v The Queen [1999] HCA 46; 198 CLR 111 Dinsdale v R [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Josefski v R [2010] NSWCCA 41 Kentwell v The Queen [2014] HCA 37; 252 CLR 601 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Qing An v R [2007] NSWCCA 53 R v Gent [2005] NSWCCA 370 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; 46 NSWLR 346 R v Solomon [2005] NSWCCA 158 R v Youkhana [2004] NSWCCA 412 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Applicant: Lindsay Michael Tregeagle Respondent: Regina Representation: Counsel: Applicant: J Paingakulam (and W Hunt in writing) Respondent: H Baker