R v London [2020] NSWDC 404

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v London [2020] NSWDC 404 Hearing dates: 24-27 February 2020, 2 March 2020 Date of orders: 11 May 2020 Decision date: 11 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Buscombe DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 6 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 3 years and 6 months. Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Armed robbery — Dangerous weapon Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 97 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 21A, 3A Cases Cited: R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 Bullock v R [2016] NSWCCA 131 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Mr Corey London (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Johnson (Offender)

Solicitors: Ms R Trinnie (Crown) Mr R Gregory (Offender) File Number(s): 2018/285895

SENTENCE

Introduction 1. The offender Mr London stands to be sentenced after a trial conducted before me sitting as a judge alone for two offences of armed robbery. The particular offences are as follows. Count 1, being that he on 23 May 2018 at Kemps Creek robbed Rangana Maddumahewa of Australian currency the property of the owner of the BP Service Station whilst armed with a dangerous weapon, namely a firearm or imitation firearm. 2. Count 2 on 24 May 2018 at Kemps Creek he attempted to rob Meetkumar Patel of Australian currency being the property of the United Service Station whilst armed with a dangerous weapon, namely a firearm or imitation firearm. The offender was acquitted of the third count on the indictment. Both offences are offences under s 97(2) of the Crimes Act and have a maximum penalty of 25 years imprisonment and there is no applicable standard non-parole period.