R v Ogbeide [2021] NSWDC 750

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ogbeide [2021] NSWDC 750 Hearing dates: 10 December 2021; 15 December 2021 Date of orders: 15 December 2021 Decision date: 15 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: An aggregate term of imprisonment of three years and ten months with a non-parole period of two years and one month: at [67]. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Breach of conditional liberty SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Remorse — Rehabilitation SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Parity — Deterrence — Establishing relevant matters — Moral culpability — Multiple offences — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Drug addiction — Hardship — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Green v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Salame (unreported, NSWDC, 1 April 2021) R v XX (2009) 195 A Crim R 38 Ramos v The Queen [2018] NSWCCA 20 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)