Regina v Brett James Fitzgerald [2004] NSWCCA 5
The sentencing Judge did not err in law by adopting the approach approved in R v D (South Australia), which aligns with the statutory intent behind section 66EA Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). The proper sentencing approach is to assess the pattern and seriousness of conduct over time without aggregating individual statutory...
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- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 06 February 2004
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Crown Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- Crown appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- ['sentencing' 'child Sexual Offences' 'persistent Sexual Abuse of a Child']
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Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Crown Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Proper sentencing approach for offences under section 66EA of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)' 'Whether sentencing Judge erred in principle by following South Australian approach to persistent child sexual abuse' 'Assessment of objective and subjective criminality for offences involving persistent sexual abuse of a child']
Ratio Decidendi
The sentencing Judge did not err in law by adopting the approach approved in R v D (South Australia), which aligns with the statutory intent behind section 66EA Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). The proper sentencing approach is to assess the pattern and seriousness of conduct over time without aggregating individual statutory maxima, considering both objective and subjective elements. The sentence imposed was within the compass of sound sentencing; the Crown appeal should be dismissed.
Court Disposition
Crown appeal dismissed
Orders
- ['Appeal dismissed']
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