Khanchitanon v R

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[2014] NSWCCA 204

03 October 2014


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Khanchitanon v R [2014] NSWCCA 204 [2014] NSWCCA 204 03 October 2014

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The applicant in this case was convicted of sexual intercourse without the consent of the victim. The victim was the applicant's employee. The applicant applied for leave to appeal against the sentence imposed by the court. The High Court was asked to determine whether the lower court had erred in its assessment of the sentence. The applicant argued that the fact that the victim continued to report to work did not ameliorate the applicant's abuse of authority. The applicant also argued that the sentencing judge had made a mistake in considering the possibility of deportation when determining the appropriate sentence.

The legal issues that the court had to decide were whether the lower court had erred in its assessment of the sentence and whether the applicant's abuse of authority was ameliorated by the fact that the victim continued to report to work. The court also had to consider whether the sentencing judge's consideration of the possibility of deportation was relevant to the sentencing exercise. The court found that the sentencing judge had not erred in his assessment of the sentence. The court found that the fact that the victim continued to report to work did not ameliorate the applicant's abuse of authority. The court found that the sentencing judge's consideration of the possibility of deportation was irrelevant to the sentencing exercise, but that the error was in the applicant's favour.

The court refused the applicant leave to appeal against the sentence. The court found that the sentencing judge had not erred in his assessment of the sentence. The court found that the fact that the victim continued to report to work did not ameliorate the applicant's abuse of authority. The court found that the sentencing judge's consideration of the possibility of deportation was irrelevant to the sentencing exercise, but that the error was in the applicant's favour. The court found that the remarks made by the sentencing judge were pedantic and that the error did not amount to a miscarriage of justice. The court found that the sentence imposed was appropriate and that there was no need for the applicant to appeal against the sentence.
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Areas of Law

  • Criminal Law

Legal Concepts

  • Criminal Liability

  • Sentencing

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