R v LI, Run [2017] NSWDC 282

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v LI, Run [2017] NSWDC 282 Hearing dates: 4 August 2017 Date of orders: 04 August 2017 Decision date: 04 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge S Norrish QC Decision: Full time custodial sentence. Full details at [84] Catchwords: Criminal – sentence – aggravated sexual assault – assault occasioning actual bodily harm – Chinese foreign national – prior good character – lengthy time spent in custody prior to trial – victim impact statement – no remorse shown for offences – flight of the offender – offender assaulted while in custody – prospects of rehabilitation – no mental health condition – totality of offending – standard non parole period – special circumstances. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Migration Act 1958 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ali v the Queen [2010] NSWCCA 35 Cowling v R [2015] NSWCCA 213 R v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Ibbs v the Queen (1987) 163 CLR 447 Makarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25 Mill v The Queen (1998) 166 CLR 59 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v AJP (2004) 150 A Crim R 575 R v Andrews [2001] NSWCCA 428 R v Daley [2010] NSWCCA 223 R v Hibberd (2009) 194 A Crim R 1 R v King [2009] NSWCCA 117 R v MS [2005] NSWCCA 332 R v O'Donnell (NSWCCA, 1 July 1994, Unreported) R v PGM (2008) 187 A Crim R 152 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Suleman v the Queen [2009] NSWCCA 70 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Run Li Representation: Counsel: Ms. Gray – Director of Public Prosecutions Mr. Pararajasingham – Offender File Number(s): 2014/104660 Publication restriction: No publication of identity of victim