R v DM [2020] NSWDC 300

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v DM [2020] NSWDC 300 Hearing dates: 15 April 2020 Date of orders: 20 April 2020 Decision date: 20 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Term of imprisonment of 6 years with a non-parole period of 3 years Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Robbery with wounding SENTENCING — Juvenile offenders — Sentence of imprisonment SENTENCING — Juvenile offenders — To be dealt with "according to law" SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Rehabilitation SENTENCING — Non-parole period — Principles to be applied SENTENCING — Non-parole period — Ratio of the non-parole period and balance of term SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Circumstances of offence SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — General deterrence SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — Specific deterrence SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — General principles SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Maximum penalty SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Victim attitude to offender SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Expert reports SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Reasons for sentence SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Age of offender SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Intoxication SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Road Transport Act 2013 Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58 Director of Public Prosecutions Commonwealth v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51 McCullough v R [2009] NSWCCA 94 Melvaine v R [2019] NSWCCA 274 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Darrell Terry McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242 R v Fernando [1992] 76 A Crim R 58 R v Henry [1999] 46 NSWCLR 346 R v K [2000] NSWCCA 24 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) DM (Offender) Representation: Samuel Amvrazis (Crown) Rose Raymond (Offender)