NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Saunders [2021] NSWDC 530 Hearing dates: 26 March 2021, 7 May 2021 Date of orders: 12 May 2021 Decision date: 12 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bright DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 3 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 1 year and 6 months Catchwords: SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Remorse — Unlikely to re-offend SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Domestic violence — Deterrence — General deterrence — Specific deterrence SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Hardship — Health issues — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Cahyadi v R (2007) 168 A Crim R 41; NSWCCA 1 Lee v R (2019) NSWCCA 15 R v Edigarov (2001) 125 A Crim R 551 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) David Saunders (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms A Cook (Offender)
Solicitors: Ms M Wallis (ODPP) Mr S Singh-Panwar (Offencer) File Number(s): 2017/339313 Publication restriction: Nil
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