Mooney v R [2016] NSWCCA 231

Mooney v R [2016] NSWCCA 231

The sentences imposed were manifestly excessive because the sentencing judge failed to appropriately apply s 23 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) for the applicant’s assistance to authorities, requiring the Court to re-exercise sentencing discretion and impose lesser sentences.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
24 October 2016
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Court of Criminal Appeal Decision
Outcome
Appeal allowed, sentences quashed, applicant resentenced
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'sexual Offences' 'discounts for Guilty Plea' 'offences Against Vulnerable Persons']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'sexual Offences' 'discounts for Guilty Plea' 'offences Against Vulnerable Persons']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Court of Criminal Appeal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Was the sentence imposed manifestly excessive?' 'Was the discount for the guilty plea appropriately applied?' "Did the sentencing judge err by not taking into account the applicant's intellectual disability?" 'Did the sentencing judge err in the calculation of accumulated sentences?' 'Should a discount have been applied for assistance to authorities under s 23 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)?']

Ratio Decidendi

The sentences imposed were manifestly excessive because the sentencing judge failed to appropriately apply s 23 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) for the applicant’s assistance to authorities, requiring the Court to re-exercise sentencing discretion and impose lesser sentences.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed, sentences quashed, applicant resentenced

Orders

  • ['Grant leave to appeal' 'Allow the appeal' 'Quash the sentences imposed by Payne DCJ on 16 December 2013' 'In respect of the first count on the indictment dated 19 November 2013 and taking into account the offences on the Form 1 signed by the Applicant on 16 November 2013, sentence the Applicant to imprisonment for...