R v Carr (a pseudonym) [2019] NSWDC 805

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Carr (a pseudonym) [2019] NSWDC 805 Hearing dates: 27 September 2019 Date of orders: 27 September 2019 Decision date: 27 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of eight years and six months with a non parole period of five years and six months. For orders see [84] – [86] Catchwords: SENTENCING – Indecent assault – attempt sexual intercourse father and daughter aged 11 or 12. SENTENCING – Relevant factors on sentence – late guilty plea – delay in complaint – representative counts – Form 1 – assessment of objective seriousness – relevant factors – Victim Impact Statement considered – application s 25AA Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act – relevant principles – retribution and deterrence – delay in sentencing given delay– offender's complex history – history of deprivation – offender's father an abuser – expressions of remorse – impact of imprisonment – accumulation concurrence – totality principle applied – special circumstances found. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: AJB v R (2007) 169 A Crim R 32 Attorney General's Application No. 1: (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Bugmy v the Queen [2013] HCA 37; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1 (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 DPP v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 111 Grube v R [2005] NSWCCA 140 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Moon v R [2000] NSWCCA 534; (2000) 117 A Crim R 497 MPB v R [2013] NSWCCA 213 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Burrell (2000) 114 A Crim R 207 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Herring (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 203 R v MJR (2002) 54 NSWLR 368 R v Moon [2000] NSWCCA 534 R v Anderson [1981] VR 155; (1980) 2 A Crim R 379 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267 The Queen v Pham [2015] HCA 39 Thompson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629 Wright v R [2008] NSWCCA 91 Category: Sentence Parties: Stephen Carr (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr S Fraser, Public Defenders NSW (for the Offender)