Baden v R [2020] NSWCCA 23

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Baden v R [2020] NSWCCA 23 Hearing dates: 5 February 2020 Date of orders: 21 February 2020 Decision date: 21 February 2020 Before: Bell P at [1]; Walton J at [55]; Johnson J at [56] Decision: Leave to appeal is refused. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Sentencing – whether there had been a failure to take into account the utilitarian value of an early guilty plea upon sentencing – whether error as to assessment of objective seriousness of offences. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 91H(2) Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences Against Children) Bill 2010 (Cth) Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) ss 272.8, 272.9, 272.11, 272.14 Republic Act 9208 s 10(a) (Philippines) Cases Cited: Application by Kangmin Bae pursuant to Part 7 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) [2019] NSWSC 1413 Cameron v R (2002) 209 CLR 339; [2002] HCA 6 Danial v R [2008] NSWCCA 15 Diaz v R [2019] NSWCCA 216 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Beattie (2017) 270 A Crim R 556; [2017] NSWCCA 301 Everett v R (1994) 181 CLR 295; [1994] HCA 49 Huang v R (2018) 96 NSWLR 743; [2018] NSWCCA 57 Kentwell v R (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Lee v R [2012] NSWCCA 123 Obiekwe v R [2018] NSWCCA 55 R v Asplund Asplund v R [2010] NSWCCA 316 R v Charnley [2010] EWCA Crim 1996; (2011) 1 Cr App R. (S.) 58 R v MAK and MSK (2006) 167 A Crim R 159; [2006] NSWCCA 381 R v Saleh (2015) 257 A Crim R 212; [2015] NSWCCA 299 R v WC [2008] NSWCCA 268 Tyler v R (2007) 173 A Crim R 458; [2007] NSWCCA 247 Xiao v R (2018) 96 NSWLR 1; [2018] NSWCCA 4 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matthias Wolfgang Baden (Applicant) Regina (Respondent/Crown) Representation: Counsel: S Kluss (Applicant) P McGuire SC with K Hogan (Respondent)