R v Nelson [2016] NSWCCA 130

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Nelson [2016] NSWCCA 130 Hearing dates: 6 June 2016 Decision date: 06 July 2016 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Rothman J at [57]; Fagan J at [86] Decision: (1) Allow the Director's appeal and set aside the sentences imposed in the District Court on 3 December 2015.

(2) Resentence the offender to an aggregate sentence of imprisonment for 3 years, as follows:

(a) make a finding of special circumstances; (b) impose a non-parole period of 2 years with an additional term of 1 year; (c) direct that the sentence shall commence from the date 8 months before the date on which the offender is taken into custody with respect to this sentence.

(3) The non-parole period will expire on a date two years from the date on which the sentence commences.

(4) Direct that the offender be released on parole at the end of the non-parole period, subject to the prescribed conditions for supervision whilst on parole. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against sentence – bonds and suspended sentences – sexual intercourse with females under 16 years – manifest inadequacy – whether sentencing judge erred in assessment of objective seriousness – young offender – whether judge erred in failing to accumulate sentences for offences with respect to separate complainants Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 66C Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 9, 12, 32, 33, 50; Pt 4 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5D Cases Cited: BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37; (2013) 249 CLR 571 CMB v The Queen [2015] HCA 9; 89 ALJR 407 DBW v R [2007] NSWCCA 236 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Hogan v Regina [2008] NSWCCA 150 MJ v R, CPD v R [2010] NSWCCA 52 Munda v State of Western Australia [2013] HCA 38; (2013) 249 CLR 600 O'Brien v R [2013] NSWCCA 197 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v English [2000] NSWCCA 245 R v G [2009] 1 AC 92 R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56; 239 A Crim R 469 R v King [2009] NSWCCA 117 R v LNT [2005] NSWCCA 307 R v McHugh (1985) 1 NSWLR 588 R v Muldoon (unrep, 13/12/1990, NSW CCA) R v Newman, R v Simpson [2004] NSWCCA 102; (2004) A Crim R 361 R v RD [2014] NSWCCA 103 R v Sea (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 13 August 1990, unrep) R v Schwenke [2004] NSWCCA 289 R v Taane [2014] NSWCCA 330 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 Regina v AN [2005] NSWCCA 239 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Wiggins v R [2010] NSWCCA 30 Texts Cited: The Hon P McClellan and A Doyle, "Legislative Facts and Section 144 – A Contemporary Problem?" (2016) 12 TJR 421 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Applicant) Aaron Nelson (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr Huw Baker (Applicant) Mr Tim Gartelmann SC (Respondent)