Hurst v R [2017] NSWCCA 114

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hurst v R [2017] NSWCCA 114 Hearing dates: 15 May 2017 Date of orders: 31 May 2017 Decision date: 31 May 2017 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Price J at [169] Lonergan J at [170] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence is granted. (2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – domestic violence – nine offences of physical and sexual violence against the same victim – whether proper assessment made of objective seriousness of offending – whether sentence for offence of aggravated detain for advantage manifestly excessive – whether delay in prosecution adequately taken into account – whether error in recitation of maximum penalty for aggravated sexual assault offence – objective seriousness properly identified – sentences not manifestly excessive – error identified in recitation of maximum sentence for aggravated sexual assault – need to resentence – no lesser sentence warranted in law – leave to appeal against sentence granted but appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) – ss 33, 33B(1)(a), 59(1), 61, 61J(1), 61N(2), 86(2)(b), 195(1)(a) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) – s 13(1) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) – s 5(1)(c) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518; 56 NSWLR 146 Baxter v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 237 Blanco v R [1999] NSWCCA 121; 106 A Crim R 303 Coles v R [2016] NSWCCA 32 Delaney v R; R v Delaney [2013] NSWCCA 150; 230 A Crim R 581 Donaghey v R [2015] NSWCCA 119 Elchiekh v R [2016] NSWCCA 225 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 Hughes v R [2013] NSWCCA 129 Luong v R [2014] NSWCCA 129 McKittrick v R [2014] NSWCCA 128 Mooney v R [2016] NSWCCA 303 Munda v State of Western Australia [2013] HCA 38; 249 CLR 600 R v Campbell [2014] NSWCCA 102 R v Newell [2004] NSWCCA 183 R v Van Ryn [2016] NSWCCA 1 RG v R [2017] NSWCCA 60 Sabra v Regina [2015] NSWCCA 38 The Queen v Kilic [2016] HCA 48; 91 ALJR 131 Wong v R; Leung v R [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Colin James Hurst – Applicant Regina – Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: Ms H Cox – Applicant Mr NJ Adams – Respondent Crown