Sefian v R [2018] NSWCCA 194

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sefian v R [2018] NSWCCA 194 Hearing dates: 20 August 2018 Date of orders: 07 September 2018 Decision date: 07 September 2018 Before: Hoeben CJ at CL at [1]; Price J at [83]; Harrison J at [84] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence out of time is granted. (2) Leave to appeal is granted. (3) The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – robbery in company causing grievous bodily harm and aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – robbery involving serious injuries to householder – finding of special circumstances by sentencing judge – only small adjustment to non-parole period made – whether judge intended to make only a small adjustment – whether larger adjustment should have been made – error established – need to resentence – on resentence no lesser sentence warranted in law – sentence appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: Children's (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) – s 15 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) – ss 98, 105A, 112(2) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2008 (NSW) – Clause 228 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) – s 44(2B) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) – s 10(1)(b) Cases Cited: Allen v R [2015] NSWCCA 113 AM v R [2012] NSWCCA 203; 225 A Crim R 481 BR v R [2015] NSWCCA 255 Caristo v R [2011] NSWCCA 7 CM v R [2013] NSWCCA 341 Collier v R [2012] NSWCCA 213 DG v R [2017] NSWCCA 139 Heron v R [2006] NSWCCA 215 Hornhardt v R [2017] NSWCCA 186 Jiang v R [2010] NSWCCA 277 Jinnette v R [2012] NSWCCA 217 Kentwell v The Queen [2014] HCA 37; 252 CLR 601 Lehn v R [2016] NSWCCA 255 MD v R [2015] NSWCCA 37 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; 46 NSWLR 346 R v Ponfield [1999] NSWCCA 435; 48 NSWLR 327 Regina v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 Sabongi v R [2015] NSWCCA 25 Soames v R [2014] NSWCCA 158 Trad v R [2009] NSWCCA 56; 194 A Crim R 20 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Moustafa Sefian – Applicant Regina – Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: R Wilson – Applicant D Hatfield – Respondent Crown