NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Dickson [2020] NSWDC 894 Hearing dates: 12 March 2020 Date of orders: 12 March 2020 Decision date: 12 March 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: An aggregate term of imprisonment of 3 years with a non-parole period of 2 years: at [29]. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Breach of conditional liberty — Record of previous convictions SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Remorse — Rehabilitation SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — General principles — Maximum penalty — Multiple offences — Objective seriousness — Purposes of sentencing SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Aboriginal offenders — Age of offender — Drug addiction — Mental illness — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Evans v R [2012] NSWCCA 59 Marinellis v R [2006] NSWCCA 307 R v Burton [2008] NSWCCA 128 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown)
Christopher Dickson (Offender) Representation: Mr B Ko, solicitor for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Mr A Wong, counsel for the offender File Number(s): 2019/139806
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