AP v R [2017] NSWCCA 270

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: AP v R [2017] NSWCCA 270 Hearing dates: 2 August 2017 Date of orders: 24 November 2017 Decision date: 24 November 2017 Before: Johnson J at [1] Davies J at [2] Lonergan J at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is granted. (2) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – sentencing – assessment of objective seriousness – where offence does not carry a standard non-parole period – whether sentencing Judge assessed objective seriousness – where sentencing Judge described the offences as "objectively serious matters" – where issue not taken at first instance – no error demonstrated – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 61M, 66C Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3, 5, 21A, 53A Cases Cited: Bland v R (2014) 241 A Crim R 51; [2014] NSWCCA 82 Charbaji v R [2011] NSWCCA 181 Delaney v R; R v Delaney (2013) 230 A Crim R 581; [2013] NSWCCA 150 Gal v R [2015] NSWCCA 242 Georgopolous v R [2010] NSWCCA 246 Harris v R [2015] NSWCCA 81 Khoury v R (2011) 209 A Crim R 509; [2011] NSWCCA 118 R v Campbell [2014] NSWCCA 102 R v Sivell [2009] NSWCCA 286 R v Van Ryn [2016] NSWCCA 1 Sharma v R [2017] NSWCCA 85 Simpson v R [2014] NSWCCA 23 Zreika v R (2012) 223 A Crim R 460; [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: AP (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Karim (Applicant) N J Adams (Crown Respondent)