Horvath v R [2019] NSWCCA 285

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Horvath v R [2019] NSWCCA 285 Hearing dates: 1 July 2019 Date of orders: 29 November 2019 Decision date: 29 November 2019 Before: Payne JA at [1] Button J at [3] Lonergan J at [4] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted.

(2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – leave to appeal against sentence – intent to cause grievous bodily harm – whether sentencing judge erred in failing to give proper reasons for a finding of fact – whether sentencing judge erred in finding certain facts – whether sentencing judge erred in failing to find provocation as a mitigating factor – whether sentencing judge erred in failing to give proper consideration to applicant's background as a mitigating factor – grounds of appeal not made out – leave to appeal granted – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 33(1)(b) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 21A Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Carroll v The Queen (2009) 254 CLR 259; [2009] HCA 13 Clarke v R (2015) 254 A Crim R 150; [2015] NSWCCA 232 Currie v R [2013] NSWCCA 267 Hordern v R [2019] NSWCCA 138 Lee v R [2016] NSWCCA 146 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Miller v R [2015] NSWCCA 86 Perkins v R [2018] NSWCCA 62 R v Mendez [2002] NSWCCA 415 R v O'Donoghue (1988) 34 A Crim R 397 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 R v Williams [2011] NSWSC 583 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Zreika v R (2012) 223 A Crim R 460; [2012] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Daniel Horvath (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Neild (Applicant) B Baker (Respondent)