R v Colvin (No 2) [2021] NSWDC 494

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Colvin (No 2) [2021] NSWDC 494 Hearing dates: 13 August 2021 Decision date: 20 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 3 years 2 months with a non-parole period of 2 years Catchwords: CRIME — Aggravated Break Enter and Commit Indictable Offence Intimidation — Common Assault — Destroy or Damage Property

SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Sentence after judge alone trial — Domestic violence related — Breach of parole — Institutionalised — Long history of offending — Childhood deprivation and abuse — Mental illness — Accumulation and totality — Assistance with the course of justice during the pandemic — Contracts COVID-19 while in custody — Other impacts of COVID-19 considered Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 Chenhall v R [2021] VSCA 175 Courtney v R [2007] NSWCCA 195; (2007) 172 A Crim R 371 DPP v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Droudis v R [2020] NSWCCA 322 Engert v R (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Jinnette v R [2012] NSWCCA 217 R v Colvin [2021] NSWDC 390 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; 46 NSWLR 346 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 255 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169 Category: Sentence Parties: Jason Keith Colvin (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Solicitors: Ms E Parkes, Solicitor Advocate, Legal Aid NSW (for the offender) Ms A Hughes, Solicitor Advocate (for Director of Public Prosecutions) File Number(s): 2020/00229157