TL v R [2017] NSWCCA 308

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: TL v R [2017] NSWCCA 308 Hearing dates: 21 November 2017 Date of orders: 14 December 2017 Decision date: 14 December 2017 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1] Davies J at [2] Adamson J at [109] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Allow the appeal. (3) Quash the sentence imposed by Judge Culver in the District Court on 17 December 2015. (4) In lieu, the appellant be sentenced to an aggregate sentence of ten years imprisonment commencing 7 February 2015 and expiring 6 February 2025 with a non-parole period of six years and three months expiring 6 May 2021. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing – three counts of aggravated break and enter – one count of wound with intent to cause grievous bodily harm – applicant on parole at time of offending – whether judge took breach of parole into account when assessing objective seriousness of offending – error demonstrated in assessing objective seriousness - parity with co-offender – co-offender dealt with under Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act – no justifiable sense of grievance – need to re-sentence – assistance to authorities in unrelated matter – significant assistance Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Boney v R [2015] NSWCCA 291 Dickinson v R [2016] NSWCCA 301 Elsaj v R [2017] NSWCCA 124 Ersman v R [2007] NSWCCA 161 Loader v R; Dunn v R [2013] NSWCCA 215 Gill v R [2010] NSWCCA 236 Kaddour v R [2017] NSWCCA 294 Lam v R [2014] NSWCCA 50 Mapp v R [2010] NSWCCA 269; 206 A Crim R 497 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 PG v R [2017] NSWCCA 179 R v Ponfield (1999) 48 NSWLR 327; [1999] NSWCCA 435 Sharma v R [2017] NSWCCA 85 Wan v R [2017] NSWCCA 261 Category: Principal judgment Parties: TL (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Marr (Applicant) F Veltro (Respondent)