LA v R [2013] NSWCCA 146

LA v R [2013] NSWCCA 146

None of the grounds for appeal were made out. The sentencing judge did not improperly elevate the offences to an aggravated form, applied appropriate differentiation and aggregation of sentence, and the aggregate sentence was well within discretion after allowing for the discount for guilty pleas and circumstances.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
27 June 2013
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence; Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Leave to appeal granted, appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['appeal Against Sentence' 'sexual Offences' 'section 66 C Crimes Act 1900' 'de Simoni Principle' 'manifestly Excessive Sentence']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence; Judgment on Appeal

  1. 1 ["Whether the sentencing judge offended the De Simoni principle by finding the victim was in the applicant's care" 'Whether sentences for individual counts were appropriately distinguished' 'Whether the aggregate sentence was manifestly excessive']

Ratio Decidendi

None of the grounds for appeal were made out. The sentencing judge did not improperly elevate the offences to an aggravated form, applied appropriate differentiation and aggregation of sentence, and the aggregate sentence was well within discretion after allowing for the discount for guilty pleas and circumstances.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal granted, appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['Leave to appeal against sentence granted' 'Appeal against sentence dismissed']