Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Hearing dates: 28 September 2018 Date of orders: 02 November 2018 Decision date: 02 November 2018 Before: Payne JA at [1] Simpson AJA at [2] Johnson J at [3] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal against sentence granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence appeal - aggregate sentence of five years' imprisonment with a non-parole-period of three years - offences of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm (s.35(2) Crimes Act 1900) and assault occasioning actual bodily harm (s.59(1) Crimes Act 1900) - victim of offences a 10-month old baby - additional offence of common assault on Form 1 - s.35(2) offence a standard non-parole period offence - whether sentencing judge erred in assessment of objective seriousness for both offences - sentencing for standard non-parole period offences - s.54A and s.54B Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999-– consideration of legislative amendments made by Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Non-Parole Periods) Act 2013 after Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 - proper construction of ss.54A and 54B - standard non-parole period to be taken into account on sentence as legislative guidepost - relevance of Applicant's self-induced intoxication, intellectual impairment, socially disadvantaged upbringing and moral culpability - self-induced intoxication excluded by statute from consideration as mitigating factor - other matters to be considered as part of single-stage process of instinctive synthesis to determine appropriate sentence - sentencing Judge had regard to Applicant's socially disadvantaged upbringing, intellectual impairment and moral culpability in determining sentence - error not established - whether aggregate sentence manifestly excessive - sentence not manifestly excessive - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Non-Parole Periods) Act 2013 Crimes Act 1900 Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Assault and Intoxication) Act 2014 Criminal Procedure Act 1985 Cases Cited: Biddle v R [2017] NSWCCA 128 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 Cowan v R [2015] NSWCCA 118 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Georgopolous v R [2010] NSWCCA 246 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Khoury v R (2011) 209 A Crim R 509; [2011] NSWCCA 118 Kiernan v R [2016] NSWCCA 12 Lake Macquarie City Council v Morris (2005) 63 NSWLR 263; [2005] NSWSC 387 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 McIntyre v R (2009) 198 A Crim R 549; [2009] NSWCCA 305 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Munda v State of Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Neal v The Queen (1982) 149 CLR 305; [1982] HCA 55 Newman v R [2018] NSWCCA 208 R v Coleman (1990) 47 A Crim R 306 R v Field [2011] NSWCCA 13 R v Lolesio [2014] NSWCCA 219 R v Loveridge (2014) 243 A Crim R 31; [2014] NSWCCA 120 R v Smith [2005] NSWCCA 286 R v Tepania [2017] NSWDC 435 Sivell v R [2009] NSWCCA 286 Veen v The Queen (No. 2) (1987-1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Yun v R [2017] NSWCCA 317 Zreika v R (2012) 223 A Crim R 460; [2012] NSWCCA 44 Texts Cited: New South Wales Law Reform Commission, Report 134, "Sentencing - Interim Report on Standard Minimum Non-Parole Periods" (May 2012) New South Wales Law Reform Commission, Report 139, "Sentencing" (July 2013) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Atare Tepania (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr R Wilson (Applicant) Ms HR Roberts (Respondent)