R v Leighton [2016] NSWCCA 215

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Leighton [2016] NSWCCA 215 Hearing dates: 30 September 2016 Date of orders: 07 October 2016 Decision date: 07 October 2016 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Harrison J at [52] Campbell J at [53] Decision: Crown appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Crown appeal against sentence – offender convicted after trial of five historical indecent assault offences – three victims being young women aged between 10 and 12 – offender was a dentist who touched victims while they were affected by nitrous oxide gas – offender elderly and suffering significant ill health – application of sentencing practices prevalent at time of offending – whether sentence manifestly inadequate – Crown appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 – ss 6, 61E, 76 Crimes (Sentencing Act) Procedure Act 1999 – s 3A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 – s 5D Cases Cited: CMB v Attorney General for New South Wales [2014] HCA 9; 89 ALJR 407 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Harris v R [2015] NSWCCA 81 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 MPB v R [2013] NSWCCA 213; 243 A Crim R 576 Makarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Mill v R [1988] HCA 70; 166 CLR 59 Nguyen v The Queen [2016] HCA 17; 90 ALRJ 595 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; 195 A Crim R 1 R v Dinsdale [2000] HCA 54; 202 CLR 321 R v MJR [2002] NSWCCA 129; 54 NSWLR 368 R v XX [2009] NSWCCA 115; 195 A Crim R 38 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina – Appellant Crown Rodger Leighton - Respondent Representation: Counsel: V Lydiard – Appellant Crown L Fernandez - Respondent