R v Meloury; R v Green; R v Schulz [2019] NSWDC 919

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Meloury; R v Green; R v Schulz [2019] NSWDC 919 Hearing dates: 14-16 August 2019 Decision date: 16 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Payne DCJ Decision: MELOURY Count 1: non-parole period of ten months; total term of one year eight months Statutory alternative to Count 3: non-parole period of two years nine months; total term of four years nine months GREEN Count 2: non-parole period of one year three months; total term of two years six months Count 3: non-parole period of three years nine months; total term of six years six months SCHULZ Count 1: non-parole period of three years three months; total term of six years Catchwords: SENTENCING – specially aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence (wound) Crimes Act 1900 s 112(3) – aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence (inflict actual bodily harm) Crimes Act 1900 s 112(2) – armed with intent to commit indictable offence Crimes Act 1900 s 114(1)(1) SENTENCING – relevant factors on sentence – objective seriousness – aggravating factors – mitigating factors – co-offenders - parity Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900, ss 112(2), 112(3), 114(1)(a) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, ss 3A, 21A Cases Cited: Bugmy [2013] HCA 37 Marshall v R [2007] NSWCCA 24 R v Li (NSWCCA, unrep, 9 July 1997) Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) James Meloury (Offender) Dale Johnathan Green (Offender) Cody Schulz (Offender) Representation: Counsel: P Kerr (Crown) I Wallach (Offender Meloury) C Goodhand (Offender Green) T Warr (Offender Schulz)