Sullivan v R [2016] NSWCCA 172

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sullivan v R [2016] NSWCCA 172 Hearing dates: 4 July 2016 Decision date: 17 August 2016 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Basten JA at [2]; Simpson JA at [28] Decision: (1) Grant the applicant leave to appeal.

(2) Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence appeal – aggregate sentence for two counts of robbery with offensive weapon – whether applicant's mental state relevant in determining objective gravity of offending – whether undue weight on specific deterrence given applicant's mental illness – whether erroneous application of guideline judgment in R v Henry Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 44 Cases Cited: R v Harris [2011] NSWCCA 105 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; [1999] NSWCCA 111 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 Regina v Kelly [2010] NSWCCA 259 Turner v R [2011] NSWCCA 189 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Aaron John Sullivan (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr W Hunt / Ms C O'Neill (Applicant) Mr E Balodis (Respondent)

Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2014/161924 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 11 June 2015 Before: Syme DCJ File Number(s): 2014/161924