RL v R [2018] NSWCCA 274

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: RL v R [2018] NSWCCA 274 Hearing dates: 14 September 2018 Decision date: 03 December 2018 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Bellew and Wilson JJ at [49] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Dismiss the appeal. Catchwords: CRIME – appeal against sentence – applicant convicted and sentenced for six sexual assault offences against his step-daughters – whether sentencing judge erred in assessment of objective seriousness of particular offences – whether sentencing judge erred when partially accumulating each sentence by failing to consider question of totality – whether head sentence imposed for one offence was manifestly excessive – whether error in sentencing process should be inferred – whether attachment of a Form 1 offence to sentence for one count was capable of explaining difference in head sentence from that for earlier count – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61J(1), 61M(1), 61M(2), 66A(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 32, 33, 44(2) Cases Cited: AB v R [2013] NSWCCA 273 Abbas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115; (2013) 231 A Crim R 413 Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146; [2002] NSWCCA 518 Dinsdale v R (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Franklin v R [2013] NSWCCA 122 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 MRM v R [2015] NSWCCA 195 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 R v Barton [2001] NSWCCA 63; (2001) 121 A Crim R 185 R v Gorman [2002] NSWCCA 516; (2002) 137 A Crim R 326 R v MMK [2006] NSWCCA 272; (2006) 164 A Crim R 481 R v Morgan (1993) 70 A Crim R 368 R v Thalari 75 NSWLR 307; [2009] NSWCCA 170 R v Vougdis (1989) 41 A Crim R 125 R v XX [2009] NSWCCA 115; (2009) 159 A Crim R 38 Shortland v R [2013] NSWCCA 4 Zahorsky v R [2013] NSWCCA 268 Category: Principal judgment Parties: RL (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Barrow (Applicant) B Baker (Respondent)