See v R [2017] NSWCCA 165

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: See v R [2017] NSWCCA 165 Hearing dates: 23 June 2017 Date of orders: 14 July 2017 Decision date: 14 July 2017 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL [1] R A Hulme J [2] Wilson J [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted (2) Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against sentence – question of totality of sentence with interstate sentence – offender with mental illness – question of whether sentencing judge gave adequate consideration to mental illness – whether proper regard to remorse – whether prospects of rehabilitation properly assessed – no point of principal Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: DPP (Commonwealth) v De La Rosa (2010) 205 A Crim R 1; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 King v R [2015] NSWCCA 99 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 R v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 R v Ponfield (1999) 48 NSWLR 327 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Phillip Ryan See (Applicant) Regina (Respondent Crown) Representation: Counsel: G Smith SC (Applicant) S Hughes (Respondent Crown)

Solicitors: Matouk Joyner Lawyers (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent Crown) File Number(s): 2011/316447; 2012/190669; 2013/365174; 2015/60980 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Sydney District Court Jurisdiction: Common Law Date of Decision: 3 June 2016 Before: Arnott DCJ File Number(s): 2011/316447 2012/190669 2013/365174 2015/60980