Newman v R [2018] NSWCCA 208

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Newman v R [2018] NSWCCA 208 Hearing dates: 7 March 2018 Date of orders: 28 September 2018 Decision date: 28 September 2018 Before: Payne JA; Johnson J; Campbell J Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence granted;

(2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against sentence – possession of child abuse material – Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 21A(3) – mitigating factors – remorse – whether denial of procedural fairness – prospects of rehabilitation – whether sentence manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 91H Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 10, 21A Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 166 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 10, 11 Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), s 65AA Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Cases Cited: Chong v R [2017] NSWCCA 185 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Fitzgerald v R [2015] NSWCCA 266 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Hughes v R [2018] NSWCCA 2 Lowndes v The Queen (1999) 195 CLR 665; [1999] HCA 29 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Medcalf v R [2016] NSWCCA 209 Obeid v R [2017] NSWCCA 221 R v Booth [2009] NSWCCA 89 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Johnston [2005] NSWCCA 80 R v Kristensen [2018] NSWCCA 189 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 R v Pham [2005] NSWCCA 94 R v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174; (2015) 252 A Crim R 294 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353; (2001) 127 A Crim R 369 Singh v R [2018] NSWCCA 60 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mark Newman (Applicant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S J Tovey (Applicant) E Balodis (Respondent)