Shine v R [2016] NSWCCA 149

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Shine v R [2016] NSWCCA 149 Hearing dates: 15 June 2016 Date of orders: 03 August 2016 Decision date: 03 August 2016 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Davies J at [108]; R S Hulme AJ at [115] Decision: Grant the applicant leave to appeal. Allow the appeal. Quash the sentence imposed on the applicant and in lieu thereof order that the applicant be sentenced to a non-parole period of 5 years, commencing on 19 April 2014 and a balance of term of 4 years. The earliest date the applicant will be eligible for release to parole is 18 April 2019. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – sentencing – delay in entering guilty plea – whether error in calculating utilitarian discount

CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – sentencing – mental illness – whether error in failing to provide reasons for rejecting conclusion of psychiatrist – whether failure to consider effect of mental illness on moral culpability – whether failure to consider effect of mental illness on incarceration – whether failure to consider prospects of rehabilitation

CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – sentencing – whether manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 27 Crimes Sentencing Procedure Act 1999 (NSW), s 21A(3)(h) Cases Cited: Carney v R [2008] NSWCCA 277 Carroll v R [2012] NSWCCA 118 Dang v R [2013] NSWCCA 246 Elturk v R [2014] NSWCCA 61; 239 A Crim R 584 Engert v R (1994) 84 A Crim R 67 Haines v R [2016] NSWCCA 90 Kentwell v R [2014] HCA 37; 252 CLR 60 McLaren v R [2012] NSWCCA 284 Millwood v R [2012] NSWCCA 2 Nguyen v R [2008] NSWCCA 280 Piciollo v R [2011] NSWCCA 180 R v AB [2011] NSWCCA 229 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; 195 A Crim R 1 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 255 R v Nicholson [2010] NSWCCA 80 R v Pham [2005] NSWCCA 314 R v Stambolis [2006] NSWCCA 56; 160 A Crim R 510 R v Thomson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Sanchet v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2006] NSWCCA 291 TU v R [2014] NSWCCA 155 Turner v R [2011] NSWCCA 189 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1987] HCA 14; 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: Stephen Shine (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Dr J Renwick / M Kalyk (Applicant) H Baker (Respondent)