R v Dobbs [2022] NSWDC 129

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Dobbs [2022] NSWDC 129 Hearing dates: 22 April 2022 Date of orders: 27 April 2022 Decision date: 27 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Grant DCJ Decision: Orders at [61] Catchwords: SENTENCING – robbery armed with an offensive weapon – form 1 offences – larceny – common assault – bizarre facts – offender armed with a meat cleaver stolen earlier – low level of objective seriousness – diagnosis of schizophrenia – substance use disorder – offender not medicated – mental illness materially contributed to commission of the offences – reduced moral culpability – tension between mental illness and community safety - departure from guideline judgment 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] NSWCCA 518 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 DPP v Tennison [2020] VCC 343 Ith v R [2013] NSWCCA 280 Jackson v R [2010] NSWCCA 162 Legge v R [2007] NSWCCA 244 McKinnon v R [2020] NSWCCA 106 Muldrock v The Queen 244 CLR 120 R v Anderson [1981] VR 155 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 255 R v Kelso [2020] NSWDC 157 R v Stonestreet [2020] NSWCCA 212 R v Tangi (No 12) [2020] NSWSC 547 Thach v R [2018] NSWCCA 252 Valentine v R [2020] NSWCCA 116 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Samuel Thomas Dobbs Representation: Counsel: Mr Eugene Renard, Solicitor Advocate (offender)