R v Skinner [2018] NSWCCA 185

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Skinner [2018] NSWCCA 185 Hearing dates: 25 June 2018 Decision date: 29 August 2018 Before: Simpson AJA at [1] Wilson J at [2] Lonergan J at [87] Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Crown appeal against asserted inadequacy of sentence – aggregate sentence - intellectually disabled offender - offences involving imitation firearm – possess pistol – specially aggravated break enter and commit serious indictable offence whilst armed with a dangerous weapon – kidnapping - question of assessment of objective gravity - question of adequacy of accumulation of sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ali v R [2010] NSWCCA 35 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 79 NSWLR 1 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Palijan v R [2010] NSWCCA 142 R v Mooney (unreported, Victorian Court of Criminal Appeal, 21 June 1978, Young CJ) Veen v R (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; 164 CLR 465 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Crown – Applicant Todd Skinner – Respondent Representation: Counsel: M. England - Applicant S. Kluss – Respondent