R v Walton [2020] NSWDC 918

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Walton [2020] NSWDC 918 Hearing dates: 14 December 2020 Date of orders: 14 December 2020 Decision date: 14 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Neilson DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence 6 years NPP 3 years 6 months – Indicative sentences: (1) 11 months (2) On each 3 years 7 months NPP 2 years 6 months (3) 2 years 7 months (4) Fixed term 1 month (5) 9 months. Catchwords: Crime – Sentence – Six substantive offences – (1) Police pursuit not stop-drive recklessly – (2) 2 charges of aggravated breaking, entering and stealing from private houses – (3) Destruction of motor vehicle – (4) Common assault – (5) Breaking, entering and stealing from a hotel – One matter on a Form 1, stealing the motor vehicle – Three offences dealt with on s 166 Certificate – Alcohol and drug induced rampage over the evening and morning of 21 and 22 November 2019 – Pleas of guilty entitling a 25% discount – Extensive criminal history – Personal circumstances show a long history of dealing with alcohol and drug abuse – Guarded prospects of rehabilitation – Onerous conditions of incarceration, unlikely to be relieved, through no fault of offender. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Category: Sentence Parties: Crown – Regina Offender – Aaron Neil Walton Representation: Crown – I. Yousseff (DPP) Offender – S. Hall instructed by M. Ward (Morrisons) File Number(s): 2019/00369436 Publication restriction: Nil.