Paul Campbell v R [2018] NSWCCA 87

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Paul Campbell v R [2018] NSWCCA 87 Hearing dates: 26 March 2018 Date of orders: 04 May 2018 Decision date: 04 May 2018 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Schmidt J at [2]; Hamill J at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Allow the appeal. (3) Quash the sentence imposed by the District Court on 14 December 2017. (4) Remit the sentencing proceedings to the District Court to be dealt with according to law. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against sentence – sentencing of children – relevant principles of sentencing – where 13 year old commits serious sexual offences on younger relatives – offences impulsive and opportunistic – appreciation of wrongfulness of acts and consequences – whether Judge erred in assessing objective criminality – strong evidence of rehabilitation – interference with education of offender – whether Judge erred in deciding there were no alternatives to a full time custodial sentence only appropriate sentence – whether Judge erred in deciding offences involved breach of trust – emphasis on rehabilitation – various errors established

CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – sexual offence carrying life imprisonment included on Form 1– contrary to the statute – concession that proceedings miscarried – appropriate orders – remission or re-sentence? Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) ss 3, 5, 6, 15A, 17 and 18 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 66A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 5, 12, 21A, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 35A and 53A Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) ss 6, 7 and 12 Cases Cited: Abbas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115, 231 A Crim R 413 AEL v R [2007] NSWCCA 97 Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 14; [2002] NSWCCA 518 BP v Regina, SW v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 172 Clappison v R [2017] NSWCCA 33 Dinsdale v R (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51; (2008) 182 A Crim R 571 MS2 & Ors v Regina [2005] NSWCCA 397; (2005) 158 A Crim R 93 Parente v R [2017] NSWCCA 284 R v Elliott and Blessington [2006] NSWCCA 305; (2006) 68 NSWLR 1 R v GDP (1991) 53 A Crim R 112 R v Leete [2001] NSWCCA 337; (2001) 125 A Crim R 37 R v Mark Anthony Cooney [2004] NSWCCA 255 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 Raymond John Munro v R [2006] NSWCCA 350 Regina v JDB [2005] NSWCCA 102 Regina v KBM [2004] NSWCCA 123 Regina v KLH [2004] NSWCCA 312 Regina v SDM [2001] NSWCCA 158; (2001) 51 NSWLR 530 Robertson v R [2017] NSWCCA 205 RP v R [2015] NSWCCA 215 RP v The Queen [2016] HCA 53 Slade v The Queen [2005] NZCA 19; [2005] 2 NZLR 526 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paul Campbell (a pseudonym) (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Johnston SC (Applicant) Mr B Hatfield (Respondent)