R v Hall [2017] NSWCCA 313

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hall [2017] NSWCCA 313 Hearing dates: 28 November 2017 Decision date: 14 December 2017 Before: Simpson JA at [1]; R A Hulme J at [2]; Wilson J at [127] Decision: 1. Crown appeal against sentence allowed. 2. The sentence imposed upon the respondent in the District Court on 1 September 2017 is quashed. 3. The respondent is sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment for 7 years with a non-parole period of 4 years. The sentence is to date from 1 September 2017. The non-parole period will expire on 31 August 2021 at which time the respondent will become eligible for release on parole. Catchwords: CRIME – crown appeal against sentence – sexual offences – offending occurred in 1990 – no delay in complaint – lengthy delay in identification of offender – rehabilitation in years between offending and sentence – consideration of sentencing practice at the time of offending – role of denunciation and general deterrence – sentences manifestly inadequate

CRIME – Crown appeal against sentence – non-parole period 20% of head sentence – error to consider objective gravity for head sentence and mitigating subjective factors for non-parole period – non-parole period must reflect criminality

CRIME – crown appeal against sentence – patent error conceded – cannot re-sentence without finding manifest inadequacy Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 61C(1)(b), 61D(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 44(2), 44(2B), 53A Cases Cited: AJB v R [2007] NSWCCA 51; 169 A Crim R 32 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 CMB v Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales (2015) 256 CLR 346; [2015] HCA 9 CT v R [2017] NSWCCA 15 Elchiekh v R [2016] NSWCCA 225 Henderson v R [2016] NSWCCA 8; 256 A Crim R 519 GRD v R [2009] NSWCCA 149 Lozanovski v R [2006] NSWCCA 143 MC v R [2017] NSWCCA 316 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59; [1988] HCA 70 Morgan v R [2017] NSWCCA 269 MPB v R [2013] NSWCCA 213; 234 A Crim R 576 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 PH v R [2009] NSWCCA 161 PWB v R [2011] NSWCCA 84; 216 A Crim R 305 R v Ceissman [2004] NSWCCA 466 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v EGC [2005] NSWCCA 392 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Jarrold [2010] NSWCCA 69 R v MJR (2002) 54 NSWLR 368; [2002] NSWCCA 129 R v Moon [2000] NSWCCA 534; 117 A Crim R 497 R v PJ Smith [1982] 2 NSWLR 569 R v Robert John Hall [2017] NSWDC 240 R v Roberts [2003] NSWCCA 309 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704; [2001] NSWCCA 534 R v Thompson (1987) 37 A Crim R 97 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Tout (1987) 11 NSWLR 251 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8; 248 A Crim R 502 R v Tuhakaraina [2016] NSWCCA 81; 75 MVR 434 RL v R [2015] NSWCCA 106 Simpson v R [2012] NSWCCA 246; 227 A Crim R 299 TC v R [2016] NSWCCA 3 Versi v R [2013] NSWCCA 206 Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Applicant) Robert John Hall (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms B Baker (Crown) Mr R Wilson (Respondent)