Wright v R [2019] NSWCCA 134

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Wright v R [2019] NSWCCA 134 Hearing dates: 18 March 2019 Decision date: 28 June 2019 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Price J at [2]; Ierace J at [3] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted.

2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME — Appeals — Appeal against sentence – offences of aggravated sexual assault and indecent assaults against daughter of partner – whether sentencing judge erred in application of the totality principle in imposing aggregate sentence – whether sentence manifestly excessive – difficulties with mathematical analysis of indicative sentences in determining manifest excess – need for careful approach in using comparative cases – no misapplication of principle – aggregate sentence within range of sentences available to reflect the criminality involved – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61J, 61M Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 47, 54A Cases Cited: AK v R [2016] NSWCCA 238 Aloniu v R [2017] NSWCCA 74 Enriquez v R [2012] NSWCCA 60 FB v R; R v FB [2011] NSWCCA 217 JM v The Queen (2014) 246 A Crim R 528; [2014] NSWCCA 297 Lowndes v R (1999) 195 CLR 665; [1999] HCA 29 MLP v R [2014] NSWCCA 183 Ngati v R [2018] NSWCCA 32 R v Brown [2012] NSWCCA 199 R v DAJ [2012] NSWCCA 143 R v JCW (2000) 112 A Crim R 466; [2000] NSWCCA 209 R v MAK; R v MSK (2006) 167 A Crim R 159; [2006] NSWCCA 381 R v Nykolyn [2012] NSWCCA 219 R v Rae [2013] NSWCCA 9 R v XX (2009) 195 A Crim R 38; [2009] NSWCCA 115 RSW v R [2012] NSWCCA 13 Simon v R [2013] NSWCCA 328 Truong v R; R v Le; Nguyen v R; R v Nguyen [2013] NSWCCA 36 Vandeventer v R [2013] NSWCCA 33 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Frederick William Wright (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: L Brasch (Applicant) K Jeffreys (Crown)