R v Barker [2016] NSWCCA 193

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Barker [2016] NSWCCA 193 Hearing dates: 11 July 2016 Date of orders: 02 September 2016 Decision date: 02 September 2016 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1] Hoeben CJ at CL at [2] Price J at [67] Decision: Crown appeal under s 5D dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Crown appeal against sentence – two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death and one count of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm – whether sentence manifestly inadequate – offender driving at excessive speed on rough road with passengers unrestrained – offending objectively serious and involving significant moral culpability – offender suffering serious psychiatric consequences as a result of accident – fragile mental health – sentence manifestly inadequate but residual discretion exercised – Crown appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) – s 52A(1)(c), s 52A(3)(c) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) – s 10A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) – s 5D Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) – s 117(1)(c) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37; 249 CLR 571 CMB v Attorney General for New South Wales [2015] HCA 9; 89 ALJR 407 DPP v Samadi [2006] NSWCCA 308 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 House v R [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 R v Janceski [2005] NSWCCA 288 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 R v Whyte [2002] NSWCCA 343; 55 NSWLR 252 The Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 205 A Crim R 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina – Applicant Crown Bowden Owen Barker - Respondent Representation: Counsel: Mr P Ingram SC – Applicant Crown Belinda Rigg SC - Respondent