R v AA [2017] NSWCCA 84

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v AA [2017] NSWCCA 84 Hearing dates: 3 April 2017 Date of orders: 02 May 2017 Decision date: 02 May 2017 Before: Leeming JA at [1] R A Hulme J at [2] Beech-Jones J at [3] Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL APPEAL – Crown appeal – sexual assaults upon children – five offences – offender under 18 when some offences committed – offences discovered and prosecuted when offender an adult – whether sentencing judge erred in affording Ellis discount – necessity to comply with s 23(2) of Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act – error made out – whether sentencing judge erred in assessing objective seriousness of offences – error established in relation to one offence – whether sentencing judge erred in referring to sentencing regime apposite to juveniles if offences discovered earlier – no error in doing so but sentencing judge misstated effect of sentencing provisions for children – whether sentencing judge double counted for offender's youth – no error established – whether sentencing judge erred in approach to accumulation – no error established – whether individual sentences manifestly inadequate – not established – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment Act 2010 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 Cases Cited: AAT v R [2011] NSWCCA 17 Abbas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115 Avery v R [2015] NSWCCA 50 Bell v R; Jelisavac v R [2009] NSWCCA 206 CMB v Attorney General for the State of NSW [2015] HCA 9; 256 CLR 346 Cowling v R [2015] NSWCCA 213 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54; 202 CR 321 Elturk v R [2014] NSWCCA 61 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 JH v R [2017] NSWCCA 22 Jones v R [2012] NSWCCA 262 Jonson v R [2016] NSWCCA 286 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51 McLaren v R [2012] NSWCCA 284 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Panetta v R [2016] NSWCCA 85 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 R v CJP [2004] NSWCCA 188 R v Daley [2010] NSWCCA 223 R v DH; R v AH [2014] NSWCCA 326 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Fisher (1989) 40 A Crim R 442 R v Hernando [2002] NSWCCA 489; 136 A Crim R 451 R v Janceski [2005] NSWCCA 288 R v JCW [2000] NSWCCA 209; 112 A Crim R 466 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v JW [2010] NSWCCA 49; 77 NSWLR 7 R v KBM [2004] NSWCCA 123 R v MJR [2002] NSWCCA 129; 54 NSWLR 368 R v Robert Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; 195 A Crim R 1 R v Robinson [2014] NSWCCA 12 R v Ronald King [2009] NSWCCA 117 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Wilson [2005] NSWCCA 219 Russell v R [2010] NSWCCA 248 SHR v R [2014] NSWCCA 94 TC v R [2016] NSWCCA 3 Trindall v R [2013] NSWCCA 229 Williamson v R [2015] NSWCCA 250 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Appellant) AA (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: E Balodis (Crown) L Fernandez (Respondent)