RG v R [2017] NSWCCA 60

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: RG v R [2017] NSWCCA 60 Hearing dates: 14 March 2017 Date of orders: 31 March 2017 Decision date: 31 March 2017 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Garling J at [149] Beech-Jones J at [160] Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – CONVICTION APPEAL – attempted murder – 30 shots fired through a closed door of a suburban house – female occupant seriously injured – whether intent to murder proved beyond reasonable doubt – whether reasonable possibility of shots having been fired recklessly excluded by the Crown – point not taken at trial – verdict not unreasonable and supported by the evidence – conviction appeal dismissed – SENTENCE APPEAL – whether sentencing judge erred in not taking account of the risk of institutionalisation – risk of institutionalisation not raised in sentence proceedings – whether error in characterising the objective seriousness of offence as being in the worst case category – whether totality principle properly applied – whether sentence manifestly excessive – leave to appeal against sentence granted but appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) – ss 18, 29, 33A(l)(a) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) – ss 5(1)(b), 5(1)(c) Criminal Appeal Rules (NSW) - r 4 Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) – s 7(1) Cases Cited: Ali v R [2010] NSWCCA 35 Baines v R [2016] NSWCCA 132 Cahyadi v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 1 Cao v Regina [2013] NSWCCA 321 Cutter v The Queen [1997] HCA 7; 143 ALR 498 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Jackson v R [2010] NSWCCA 162 Knight v The Queen [1992] HCA 56; 175 CLR 495 R v Lemene v [2001] NSWCCA 5 Makarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Mulato v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 282 Pannowitz v R [2016] NSWCCA 13 Paxton v R [2011] NSWCCA 242; 219 A Crim R 104 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 R v Jennar [2014] NSWCCA 331 R v Koloamatangi [2011] NSWCCA 288 R v MAK; R v MSK [2006] NSWCCA 381; 167 A Crim R 159 Regina v Twala (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 4 November 1994, unreported) SKA v The Queen [2011] HCA 13; 243 CLR 400 The Queen v Baden-Clay [2016] HCA 35; 90 ALJR 1013 The Queen v Kilic [2016] HCA 48 Vandeventer v R [2013] NSWCCA 33 Vossos v R [2016] NSWCCA 262 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44; 223 A Crim R 460 Category: Principal judgment Parties: RG – Applicant Regina – Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: B Walker SC/A Djemal – Applicant NJ Adams – Respondent Crown Solicitors: G Goold – Applicant Solicitor for Public Prosecutions – Respondent Crown File Number(s): 2013/155418 Publication restriction: Yes Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 15 May 2015 Before: Hock DCJ File Number(s): 2013/155418