NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Benjamin Sean McGuiness [2020] NSWDC 496 Hearing dates: 7 and 13 May 2020 Decision date: 26 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Hoy SC DCJ Decision: The Offender is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment. See Orders [79]–[85]. Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Aggravated robbery — With corporal violence SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — De Simoni/double counting — Special circumstances — Fernando/Bugmy principles Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Brown (aka Davis) v The Queen [2020] VSCA 60 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58 Fernando v R (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 Melvain v R [2019] NSWCCA 274 R v Despotovski [2020] NSWDC 110 R v Di Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 R v Elias [2013] 248 CLR 483 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Lobsey [2012] NSWCCA 239 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 239 R v Thomas [2007] NSWCCA 269 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown)
Benjamin Sean McGuiness (Offender) Representation: Solicitors: Ms I Kimber (Crown) Ms S Hedberg (Offender)
Counsel: Mr E Anderson (Offender) File Number(s): 2019/00169981 Publication restriction: Nil
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