Ibbotson (a pseudonym) v R [2020] NSWCCA 92

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ibbotson (a pseudonym) v R [2020] NSWCCA 92 Hearing dates: 18 March 2020 Date of orders: 08 May 2020 Decision date: 08 May 2020 Before: Leeming JA at [1]; Rothman J at [22]; N Adams J at [127] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted;

(2) Appeal allowed;

(3) The sentence imposed on the Applicant by the District Court on 24 April 2019 be quashed and in lieu thereof the Court impose the following sentence:

(i) An aggregate sentence of 5 years and 6 months' imprisonment commencing on 23 March 2019 and concluding on 22 September 2024, with a non-parole period of 2 years and 9 months concluding on 22 December 2021;

(ii) The Applicant will be first eligible for parole on 22 December 2021. Catchwords: CRIME – Sentence Appeal – application of discount for plea to aggregate sentence and not to indicative sentences – failure to specify non-parole period for each sentence having a Standard Non-Parole Period – manifest excess Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61M(2) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 22, 45(1A) 53A, 54B, 101A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment Act 2007 (NSW), Schedule 1, item 10 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6(3) Cases Cited: Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 Berryman v R [2017] NSWCCA 297 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Elsaj v R [2017] NSWCCA 124 Galvin v R [2015] NSWCCA 88 GR v R [2018] NSWCCA 280 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297; 246 A Crim R 528 Johan v R [2019] NSWCCA 126 Johnson v The Queen (2004) 78 ALJR 616; [2004] HCA 15 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Kentwell v The Queen (No 2) [2015] NSWCCA 96 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59; [1988] HCA 70 Mundine v R [2017] NSWCCA 97 Newman (a pseudonym) v R [2019] NSWCCA 157 Parente v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 633; [2017] NSWCCA 284 PB v R [2016] NSWCCA 258 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 PG v R [2017] NSWCCA 179 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 SHR v R [2014] NSWCCA 94; 241 A Crim R 544 Sutton v R [2016] NSWCCA 249 Taitoko v R [2020] NSWCCA 43 Truong v R; R v Le; Nguyen v R; R v Nguyen [2013] NSWCCA 36 Vaughan v R [2020] NSWCCA 3 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ibbotson (Applicant) Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Evers (Applicant) G A Newton (Respondent)