R v Butler; R v Russell [2021] NSWDC 666

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Butler; R v Russell [2021] NSWDC 666 Hearing dates: 27 November 2021 Date of orders: 9 December 2021 Decision date: 09 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Butler: Aggregate sentence of 13 years with a non-parole period of 9 years 3 months. Russell: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 years. Non parole period of 2 years 11 months. Catchwords: APPEAL - Appeal against sentence CRIME – police pursuit SENTENCING APPEAL — Appeal against Local Court sentence - Powers of court — Appeal to the District Court SENTENCING - Relevant factors on sentencing – guilty plea - accumulation with other existing sentences - totality principle CRIME- unlawful killing - motor vehicle manslaughter – two offenders – joint criminal enterprise - dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm – take and drive conveyance - police pursuit SENTENCING - Relevant factors – two offenders'- after trial - fact finding - assessment of moral culpability - full benefit of acquittal -victim impact - absence of remorse – childhood history impacts on moral culpability - offences on parole - totality -accumulation on other sentences - parity and proportionality between co-offenders - institutionalised offender- impact of long terms of imprisonment - whether special circumstances can be found Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Road Transport Act 2013 Cases Cited: Afu v R [2017] NSWCCA 246 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58 Bell v R [2019] NSWCCA 271 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Byrne v R; Cahill v R [2021] NSWCCA 185 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1 (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 Devaney v R [2012] NSWCCA 285 Director of Public Prosecutions v Abdulrahman [2021] NSWCCA 114 Director of Public Prosecutions v DJK [2003] VSCA 109 DPP C'th v Beattie [2017] NSWCCA 301 Elfar v R [2003] NSWCCA 358 Engert v R (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Fernando v R (1992) A Crim R 59 Geddes v R (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 5 Green v The Queen (2011) 244CLR 462 Hollaway v R [2016] NSWCCA166 Hoskins v R [2021] NSWCCA 169 Jackson v R [2010] NSWCCA 162 Jinette v R [2012] NSWCCA 217 Johnson v R [2010] NSWCCA 124 JW v R [2010] NSWCCA 49 Kennedy v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 260 Lai v R [2021] NSWCCA 217 Lau v R [2010] NSWCCA 43 Lawler v R [2007] NSWCCA 85 MAK v R; MSK v R [2006] NSWCCA 381 Markarian v The Queen; (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Nasrullah v R [2021] NSWCCA 207 Neal v The Queen (1982) 149 CLR 305; [1982] HCA 55 Olbrich v The Queen (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Palu v R [2002] NSWCCA 381; (2002) 134 A Crim R 174 Paterson v R [2021] NSWCCA 273 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 Qutami v R [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v AWF (2000) 2 VR 1; [2000] VSCA 172 R v Blake Davis [2021] NSWSC 235 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Cameron [2005] NSWCCA 359; (2005) 157 A Crim R 70 R v Clinch (1994) 72 A Crim R 301 R v Cramp [1999] NSWCCA 324 R v Dutton [2005] NSWCCA 48 R v Errington [1999] NSWCCA 18 R v Gordon (1994) 71 A Crim R 459 at 466 R v Green, unreported, Wollongong District Court 27/08/2021 R v Herring (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 203 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v Janceski [2005] NSWCCA 288 R v JDX; JDX v R [2017] NSWCCA 9 R v McKenna (1992) 7 WAR 455; (1992) 63 A Crim R 452 R v McKeown [2013] NSWDC 22 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 R v MJB [2014] NSWCCA 195 R v Powell, unreported, Wollongong District Court 28/08/2020; R v Ryan [2020] NSWDC 406 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Smith [2016] NSWCCA 75 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 R v Winter (2012) [2012] NSWCCA 218 Ryan v R [2017] NSWCCA 209 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267 Tabbah v R [2019] NSWCCA 324 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 The Queen v Pham [2015] HCA 39 Veen v The Queen (No. 2) (1987-1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Whyte v R [2002] NSWCCA 343; (2002) 55 NSWLR 252 Zreika v R [2021] NSWCCA 243 Texts Cited: COVID-19 (coronavirus) Response, Corrective Services NSW; https://www.coronavirus.dcj.nsw.gov.au/services/corrective-services/impact-of-covid-restrictions Does Imprisonment Deter? A Review of the Evidence, Sentencing Advisory Council Victoria, April 2011,p. 126 Parole Supervision and Re-offending: Wai-Yin Wan, Suzanne Poynton, Gerard van Doorn and Don Weatherburn (2016) Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology v149. No.4. p 497, 2011 Parole Supervision and Re-offending: Wai-Yin Wan, Suzanne Poynton, Gerard van Doorn and Don Weatherburn (2016) Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology v149. No.4. p 497, 2011, http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Documents/parolesupervisionandreoffending.pdf Category: Sentence Parties: Darren Butler (the offender) Andrew Douglas Russell (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Ms B O'Reilly, Public Defender (for the offender Butler) Mr W Terracini SC (for the offender Russell) Mr G Porter, Crown Prosecutor