R v Joel KERSHAW [2019] NSWDC 99

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Joel KERSHAW [2019] NSWDC 99 Hearing dates: 22 March 2019 Date of orders: 05 April 2019 Decision date: 05 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: His Honour Judge G Lerve Decision: Aggregate sentence of 9 years with a non-parole period of 5 years and 9 months Catchwords: CRIMINAL – sentencing – sexual intercourse, complainant under 10 – subjective issues – plea of guilty – low intellectual functioning of the offender Legislation Cited: Crimes Act, 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999. Cases Cited: R v AJP (2004) 150 A Crim R 575; [2004] NSWCCA 434 R v AA [2017] NSWCCA 84 Aslan v R [2014] NSWCCA 114 R v BA [2014] NSWCCA 148 R v Borkowski (2009) NSWCCA 102 Brown v R [2014] NSWCCA 215 R v CTG [2017] NSWCCA 163 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA Chamseddine v R [2017] NSWCCA 176 Hili & Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45 Jodeh v R [2011] NSWCCA 194 Jolly v R [2013] NSWCCA 76 Jonson v R [2016] NSWCCA 286 Locke v R (2010) 207 A Crim R 34 RJA v R (2008) 185 A Crim R 137 MLP v R (2006) 164 A Crim R 93 Mills v R [2017] NSWCCA 87 R v Muldoon unrep. NSWCCA 13.12.1990 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 Ngati v R [2014] NSWCCA 125 Nguyen v R [2007] NSWCCA 14 R v PGM [2008] NSWCCA 172 Siganto v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 656 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Thamagonsa [2015] NSWCCA 107 R v Thomson & Houlten (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Van Ryn [2016] NSWCCA 1 Category: Sentence Parties: The Crown Joel KERSHAW Representation: Counsel: Ms C Mendes (for the Offender)