R v AB (A pseudonym) (No.2) [2021] NSWDC 175

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v AB (A pseudonym) (No.2) [2021] NSWDC 175 Hearing dates: 11 May 2021 Date of orders: 13 May 2021 Decision date: 13 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraphs 115 – 124 Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing – robbery in company – application of R v Henry guidelines – offender's role in planning robbery – whether reduced culpability because of victim's sexual harassment of her and/or mental disorder – whether extra-curial punishment suffered because of social media posts consequential to newspaper articles – whether risk of re-offending more appropriately addressed by intensive corrections order or full-time detention Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 97, 98, 148 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 21A Cases Cited: Attorney-General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (No.1 of 2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Clinton v R [2009] NSWCCA 276 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v AB (A Pseudonym) [2021] NSWDC 173 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v II [2008] NSWSC 325 R v Jurisic (1998) 45 NSWLR 209 R v Lesi [2005] NSWCCA 63 R v Murchie (1999) 108 A Crim R 482 R v Pullen [2019] NSWCCA 264 R v Wran [2016] NSWSC 1015 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 Wany v DPP [2020] NSWCA 318 Texts Cited: Odgers, Sentence, 5TH ed (2020) Category: Sentence Parties: AB (offender) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Valentin for the offender Solicitor Advocate for the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)