R v Pearce [2020] NSWCCA 61

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Pearce [2020] NSWCCA 61 Hearing dates: 18 March 2020 Date of orders: 18 March 2020 Decision date: 03 April 2020 Before: Leeming JA; Rothman J; N Adams J Decision: Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Crown appeal against sentence – attempt to pervert course of justice – offender pleaded guilty to making false statement to police – statement gave alibi to friend being investigated for sexual assault – offender sentenced on agreed facts – whether sentencing judge erred in failing to find that offender instigated idea of a false statement – whether error in assessment of objective seriousness – whether sentencing judge failed to have regard to full extent of offender's criminality – whether sentence manifestly inadequate – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61J, 319 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 17D(4), 89(4) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5D Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 4(2) Cases Cited: Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 Carroll v The Queen [2009] HCA 13; 83 ALJR 579 Casella v R [2019] NSWCCA 201 Cowling v R [2015] NSWCCA 213 Craig-Bridges v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2017] NSWCA 197 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Einfeld v R [2010] NSWCCA 87; 200 A Crim R 1 GAS v The Queen (2004) 217 CLR 198; [2004] HCA 22 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Khoury v R [2011] NSWCCA 118 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 R v AB [2017] NSWCCA 88 R v Harris [2015] NSWCCA 81 R v Kennedy [2019] NSWCCA 242 R v Khoury [2018] NSWCCA 223 R v Kirkland [2005] NSWCCA 130 R v Reid [2016] NSWCCA 151 Voronov v R [2017] NSWCCA 241 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Crown (Appellant) Brenton Luke Pearce (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Curtis (Appellant) P Boulten SC (Respondent)