R v James [2021] NSWDC 746

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v James [2021] NSWDC 746 Hearing dates: 25 August 2021 Date of orders: 25 August 2021 Decision date: 25 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: A term of imprisonment of 18 months to be served by way of an intensive corrections order: [45]. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Home of victim or any other person — Record of previous convictions — Substantial harm, injury, loss or damage — Victim impact statement SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Rehabilitation — Remorse SENTENCING — Penalties — Intensive correction orders SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Joint criminal enterprise — Deterrence — Form 1 offences — Maximum penalty — Moral culpability — Objective seriousness — Purposes of sentencing — Quasi custody SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Aboriginal offenders — Drug addiction — Mental illness Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Domestic and Personal) Violence Act 2007 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 Mandranis v The Queen [2021] NSWCCA 97 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 R v Pullen [2018] NSWCCA 264 R v Thomas [2007] NSWCCA 269 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)