R v Vute [2021] NSWDC 639

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Vute [2021] NSWDC 639 Hearing dates: 20 August 2021 & 01 October 2021 Date of orders: 01 October 2021 Decision date: 01 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 4 years 3 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 6 months Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Possess prohibited drug CRIME — Property offences — Break and enter with intent to commit serious indictable offence — Circumstances of aggravation CRIME — Property offences — Enter dwelling-house with intent to commit serious indictable offence SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Circumstances of offence SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Form 1 offences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Aggregate sentences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Objective seriousness Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Attorney-General's Application under s 37 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002, [2002] NSWCCA 518 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58 Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25 Osenkowski (1982) 30 SASR 212 R v Carver (2003) NSWCCA 243 R v Harris (2007) NSWCCA 130 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14 Walsh v R (2020) NSWCCA 183 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Anasa Vute (offender) Representation: Tara Reddy (Crown) Anoj Anastasius (solicitor for the offender)