R v Sams [2021] NSWDC 542

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Sams [2021] NSWDC 542 Hearing dates: 01 September 2021 Date of orders: 01 September 2021 Decision date: 01 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 5 years 9 months with a non-parole period of 2 years Catchwords: COURTS AND JUDGES — Judges — Communications with judge CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Jury CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Sexual offence proceedings CRIME — Bail — Detention application CRIME — Sexual offences — sexual intercourse with child <10 years SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Aggregate sentences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Purposes of sentencing SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Parole period SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Reasons for sentence MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS — Telecommunications services — Offences — Use of carriage service to harass MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS — Telecommunications services — Offences — Threat by telephone Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Code 1995 Commonwealth Cases Cited: Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Kesavarajah v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 230 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 R v Blanco (1999) 106 A Crim R 303 R v Presser [1958] VR 45 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Todd (1982) 2 NSWLR 517 Sabra v R [2015] NSWCCA 38 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 Veen v R (No 2) [1988] HCA 14 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Jason James Sams (Offender) Representation: Kylie Henry (Solicitor Advocate) William Buxton (Counsel for the Offender)