R v Connors; R v Laurie [2020] NSWDC 613

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Connors; R v Laurie [2020] NSWDC 613 Hearing dates: 21 February 2020 Date of orders: 28 February 2020 Decision date: 28 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge Priestley SC Decision: See Page 16 Orders Connors See Page 9 Orders Laurie Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Reckless wounding in company Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crime (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 Fernando v The Queen - [2017] VSCA 208 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Connors (Offender) Laurie (Offender) Representation: Clark for the Director of Public Prosecutions Cochrane Counsel for the Accused Persons File Number(s): 2019/00095087 2019/00107824 Publication restriction: Unrestricted

Judgment 1. Jerome Tyrone Connors and Gregory Lawrence Laurie each appear for sentence in respect of one charge of reckless wounding in company in contravention of section 35 (3) of the Crimes Act. 2. The maximum penalty for this offence is 10 years imprisonment. There is a standard non-parole period of four years imprisonment. There are no charges to be dealt with on a form one. 3. I will first set out the facts of the matter and assess objective seriousness. I will then turn to the subjective features of each of the offenders separately and determine sentence based on the overall circumstances of each case.