NSW Caselaw
Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Afghan-Baig v R [2018] NSWCCA 15 Hearing dates: 14 November 2017 Decision date: 16 February 2018 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1] Hoeben CJ at CL at [2] Button J at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW ― appeal against sentence ― sexual offences against two women ― three counts of sexual intercourse without consent ― digital/vaginal penetration ― applicant of good character ― pleas of guilty in the District Court ― whether aggregate sentence manifestly excessive ― appeal dismissed Category: Principal judgment Parties: Habibullah Afghan-Baig (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J W Conomos (Applicant) B Baker (Respondent) Solicitors: Valenti & Valenti Solicitors (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2016/184173 Publication restriction: Non-Publication Order Name and Identity of the complainants. Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 11 April 2017 Before: Baly SC DCJ File Number(s): 2015/00253613
Judgment 1. BATHURST CJ: I agree with the orders proposed by Button J and with his Honour's reasons. 2. HOEBEN CJ AT CL: I agree with Button J. 3. BUTTON J:
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