R v Crockford [2020] NSWDC 628

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Crockford [2020] NSWDC 628 Hearing dates: 25 June 2020 Date of orders: 24 September 2020 Decision date: 24 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: N L Williams DCJ Decision: Sentence – Aggregate Sentence of Imprisonment for 9 years 6 months Non-Parole Period of 5 years 4 months License Disqualification for a period of 12 months Indicative Sentences: Count 1: 4 years Count 2: 4 years Count 3: 2 years 10 months Count 4: 1 year 2 months Count 5: 2 years 10 months Count 6: 1 year 2 months Count 7: 2 years 10 months Count 8: 1 year 2 months Count 9: 1 year 2 months Count 10: 1 year 2 months Count 11: 1 year 2 months Count 12: 1 year 2 months S 166 matters taken into account 2 months indicative sentence for each S 166 matter Catchwords: Dangerous Driving Occasioning Death; Dangerous Driving Occasioning Grievous Bodily Harm; Cause Bodily Harm by Misconduct in Charge of a Motor Vehicle; Wanton Driving; Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act (NSW) 1999 Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW) 2013 Cases Cited: Merrick v R [2017] NSWCCA 264 Preston v R [2011] NSWCCA 25 Richards v R [2006] NSWCCA 262 R v Besant [2003] NSWCCA 388 R v Clampitt-Wotton [2002] NSWCCA 383 R v Errington [2005] NSWCCA 348 R v Janceski [2005] NSWCCA 288 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Khatter [2000] NSWCCA 32 R v Paul Musumeci (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 30 October 1997, unrep R v Takai (2004) 149 A Crim R 593 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252 Texts Cited: - Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Robert Crockford (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mark Davies (Crown) Jack Tyler-Stott