Gibbons (a pseudonym) v R [2019] NSWCCA 150

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Gibbons (a pseudonym) v R [2019] NSWCCA 150 Hearing dates: 4 February 2019 Decision date: 12 July 2019 Before: Simpson AJA at [1] Button J at [65] Lonergan J at [202] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal against sentence granted; (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – application for leave to appeal against sentence – sexual intercourse with child under 10 – convictions on two counts after trial – very adverse pattern of prior similar offending – whether assessments of objective seriousness erroneous – whether application of totality principle erroneous – whether aggregate head sentence of imprisonment for 30 years with aggregate non-parole period of 22 years 6 months manifestly excessive – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 66A(2) Crimes (Child Assault) Amendment Act 1985 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 53A, Pt 3 Div 3, Pt 4 Div 1A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Minimum Sentencing) Act 2002 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1)(c) Cases Cited: BR v R [2015] NSWCCA 255 Bravo v R [2015] NSWCCA 302 Faehringer v R [2017] NSWCCA 248 Franklin v R [2016] NSWCCA 319 Leslie v R [2013] NSWCCA 48 Mammone v R [2013] NSWCCA 13 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 MD v R [2015] NSWCCA 37 Mills v R [2017] NSWCCA 87 MRW v R [2011] NSWCCA 260 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 R v CTG [2017] NSWCCA 163 R v MAK; R v MSK [2006] MSWCCA381; (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 R v Scavera [2016] NSWCCA 145 Saddler v R [2009] NSWCCA 83; (2009) 194 A Crim R 452 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Veen v The Queen [No 2] (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 ZA v R [2017] NSWCCA 132 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lee Gibbons (a pseudonym) (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: K Averre (Applicant) K Ratcliffe (Respondent)