Barrett v R [2020] NSWCCA 11

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Barrett v R [2020] NSWCCA 11 Hearing dates: 7 August 2019; 16 December 2019 (Notice of Motion) Date of orders: 14 February 2020 Decision date: 14 February 2020 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Garling J at [128]; Wright J at [184] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – Appeals – Appeal against sentence – Manifest excess – Whether aggregate sentence of 46 years is manifestly excessive – Whether sentence disproportionate to offences committed – Principle of totality – Lack of remorse – Very high criminality.

CRIME - Murder – Kidnapping – Acts of indecency – Form 1 offences – Further 21 offences taken into account when sentenced for murder - Pleas of guilty – Murder and kidnapping most serious crimes. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 18(1)(a), 61N(2), 86(1)(b), 91L(1), 91M(1) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 12 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 21A(5AA), 22(1A), 22A, 44(2), 53A(2), 54B(4), 54B(5) Cases Cited: AB v R [2014] NSWCCA 31 Alou v R [2019] NSWCCA 231 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 Betts v R (2016) 258 CLR 420; [2016] HCA 25 Caristo v R [2011] NSWCCA 7 Elsaj v R [2017] NSWCCA 124 FYD Investments Pty Ltd v Prompt Air Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1097 Gibson v R [2019] NSWCCA 221 Goodbun v R, CCA, 2016/299268 (judgment reserved) Harding v R [2013] NSWSC 513 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Hughes v R [2018] NSWCCA 2 JM v R (2014) 246 A Crim R 528; [2014] NSWCCA 297 Kelsall v R [2017] NSWCCA 240 King v R [2015] NSWCCA 99 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 O'Connell v R [2006] NSWCCA 82 Park v R [2019] NSWCCA 105 PG v R [2017] NSWCCA 179 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623; [1974] HCA 26 R v Borkowski (2009) 195 A Crim R 152; [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Dent [2016] NSWSC 444 R v Droudis (No 16) [2017] NSWSC 20 R v Evans (No 3) [2017] NSWSC 1523 R v Kelsall [2015] NSWSC 480; R v Kennedy [2019] NSWCCA 242 R v MA (2004) 145 A Crim R 434; [2004] NSWCCA 92 R v O'Connell [2004] NSWSC 1120; R v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 R v Sean Lee King [2013] NSWSC 801; R v Stanford, Vincent [2016] NSWSC 1434 R v Stani-Reginald [2013] NSWSC 567 R v Villaluna [2017] NSWSC 1390 R v Wilkinson (No. 5) [2009] NSWSC 432 Sivell v R [2019] NSWCCA 77 Smith v NSW Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 256; [1992] HCA 36 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Derek Barrett (applicant) The Crown (respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (applicant) M Cinque SC (respondent)