Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Dowd [2018] NSWCCA 102

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Dowd [2018] NSWCCA 102 Hearing dates: 16 May 2018 Decision date: 28 May 2018 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Button J at [24]; Fagan J at [39] Decision: Dismiss the appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions against inadequacy of sentence. Catchwords: CRIMES – appeal – sentencing – prosecution appeal against inadequacy of sentence – offender convicted of sexual intercourse without consent –consideration of principles constraining prosecution appeals against sentence – whether need to establish sentencing standard – whether error of principle Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 44, 54A, 54B Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61I Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5D Criminal Code (Qld), s 669A Cases Cited: Bullock v R [2016] NSWCCA 131 Dinsdale v R (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Everett v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 295; [1994] HCA 49 Green v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Griffiths v The Queen (1977) 137 CLR 293; [1977] HCA 44 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Lacey v Attorney-General (Qld) (2011) 242 CLR 573; [2011] HCA 10 R v JW (2010) 77 NSWLR 7; [2010] NSWCCA 49 R v Shortland [2018] NSWCCA 34 Stewart v R [2012] NSWCCA 183 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Appellant) Djanni Dowd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms M England (Appellant) Ms M Avenell (Respondent)