Morgan v R [2017] NSWCCA 269

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Morgan v R [2017] NSWCCA 269 Hearing dates: 7 August 2017 Decision date: 22 November 2017 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Davies J at [73]; Button J at [74] Decision: (1) To the extent that the applicant challenges his convictions on grounds involving errors of law, dismiss the appeal.

(2) To the extent that the applicant challenges his convictions on grounds not alleging errors of law alone, dismiss his application for leave to appeal against his convictions.

(3) Dismiss the application for leave to appeal against sentence. Catchwords: CRIME – historic child sexual offences – charge of sexual intercourse without consent upon a person under 16 years – s 61D Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) (since repealed) – whether open to jury to be satisfied that applicant was reckless as to whether complainant consented – consideration of meaning of terms "consent" and "reckless"

SENTENCING – appeal against sentence – historic child sexual offences – whether sentencing judge did not properly assess the objective seriousness of the offending – whether sentencing judge did not correctly apply relevant historical sentencing practice when fixing non-parole period – whether sentencing judge erred in giving weight to general deterrence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61D Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1) Cases Cited: AJB v R [2007] NSWCCA 51 Banditt v The Queen (2005) 224 CLR 262; [2005] HCA 80 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Castle v The Queen (2016) 92 NSWLR 17; [2016] NSWCCA 148 Dean v Phung [2012] NSWCA 223 Delaney v R; R v Delaney (2013) 230 A Crim R 581; [2013] NSWCCA 150 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kennedy v R [2017] NSWCCA 193 Libke v The Queen (2007) 230 CLR 559; [2007] HCA 30 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 Magnuson v R [2013] NSWCCA 50 Majid v R [2010] NSWCCA 121 McGrath v The Queen (2010) 199 A Crim R 527; [2010] NSWCCA 48 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Papadimitropoulos v The Queen (1957) 98 CLR 249; [1957] HCA 74 R v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 R v Kilic (2016) 91 ALJR 131; [2016] HCA 48 R v McEwan [1979] 2 NSWLR 926 R v Morgan [1976] AC 182 Sabongi v The Queen (2015) 249 A Crim R 167; [2015] NSWCCA 25 SKA v The Queen (2011) 243 CLR 400; [2011] HCA 13 Wilson v R [2017] NSWCCA 41 Texts Cited: Watson & Purnell Criminal Law in New South Wales, (1982, The Law Book Company Limited) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Reginald Geoffrey Morgan (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A J Bellanto QC (Applicant) H Roberts (Respondent)