R v DE [2020] NSWDC 94

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v DE [2020] NSWDC 94 Hearing dates: 25 March 2020 Date of orders: 09 April 2020 Decision date: 09 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Lerve DCJ Decision: 1. In respect of count 2 the offender is sentenced to a fixed term of 15 months imprisonment to date from 17 October 2019 and which will expire on 16 January 2021; and 2. In respect of the count 1 the offender is sentenced to a non-parole period of 3 years and 3 months to commence on 17 October 2019 and which will expire on 16 January 2023. There after there will be a period on parole of 1 year 6 months to commence on 17 January 2023 and which will expire on 16 July 2024. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence – sexual intercourse without consent – indecent assault – offending occurred in victim's home – intellectual impairment of offender – Bugmy principles – accumulation and concurrency Legislation Cited: Crimes Act, 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 Cases Cited: R v AJP [2004] NSWCCA 434 Cahaydi [2007] NSWCCA 1 Jolly v R [2013] NSWCCA 76 R v BA [2014] NSWCCA 148 Doe v R [2013] NSWCCA 248 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA247 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 Aslan v R [2014] NSWCCA 114 Ngati v R [2014] NSWCCA 125 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; 205 A Crim R 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Brown v R [2014] NSWCCA 215 SS v The Queen [2016] NSWCCA 197 LG v R [2012] NSWCCA 249 MMK (2006) 164 A Crim R 481; [2006] NSWCCA 272 R v XX [2009] NSWCCA 115 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (for the Crown) DE (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms T Hennesy (for the offender)