Baines v R [2016] NSWCCA 132

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Baines v R [2016] NSWCCA 132 Hearing dates: 6 June 2016 Date of orders: 04 July 2016 Decision date: 04 July 2016 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Rothman J at [33]; Fagan J at [58] Decision: (1) Leave to Appeal granted (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application for leave to appeal against sentence – manifest excess – whether sentencing judge erred in assessment of objective seriousness of each offence – use of comparative cases – whether sentencing judge erred in not accounting for summary disposition of offences – distinction between sentencing for uncharged acts and taking account of surrounding circumstances – effect of capacity to prosecute offence summarily – appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: Aktar v R [2015] NSWCCA 123 Bonwick v R [2010] NSWCCA 177 Einfeld v Regina [2010] NSWCCA 87; (2010) 200 A Crim R 1 Green v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; (2011) 244 CLR 462 Jalloh v R [2009] NSWCCA 295 Jiang v R [2010] NSWCCA 17 Lago v R [2015] NSWCCA 296 Magaming v The Queen (2013) 252 CLR 381; [2013] HCA 40 Mulato v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 282 Quing An v Regina [2002] NSWCCA 189 R v Bavadra [2000] NSWCCA 292 R v Crombie [1999] NSWCCA 297 R v Doan (2000) 50 NSWLR 115; [2000] NSWCCA 317 R v J.R.D. [2007] NSWCCA 55 R v JCW [2000] NSWCCA 209; 112 A Crim R 466 R v MA [2001] NSWCCA 30; (2001) 8 Crim LN 23 R v Palmer [2005] NSWCCA 349 R v Qin; Qin v Regina [2008] NSWCCA 189 Regina v Swadling [2004] NSWCCA 421 RP v R [2013] NSWCCA 192 Salmond v R [2010] NSWCCA 141 Sharma v R [2010] NSWCCA 338 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Garry Baines (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Edwards (Applicant) H Baker (Respondent)