R v Black [2022] NSWDC 236

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Black [2022] NSWDC 236 Hearing dates: 11 March 2022 Date of orders: 11 March 2022 Decision date: 11 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 3 years with a non-parole period of 1 year 6 months Catchwords: CRIME – Robbery armed with offensive weapon - Reckless wounding in company SENTENCING - Relevant factors on sentence – early guilty - two separate offences - assessing objective seriousness - relevance of maximum penalties – parity- custodial sentences required - strong subjective case - short period of criminality - sentencing young offenders – detrimental consequences of imprisonment considered. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159 Clarke-Jeffries v R [2019] NSWCCA 56 Howard v R [2019] NSWCCA 109 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 Munda v Western Australia [2013] HCA 38 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v AEM [2002] NSWCCA 58 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Herring (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 203 R v Loveridge [2014] NSWCCA 120 R v Naqelevuki [2021] NSWDC 748 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 Texts Cited: Does Imprisonment Deter? A Review of the Evidence, Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council, April 2011 Rethinking sentencing for young adult offenders, Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council, December 2019 Category: Sentence Parties: Luke Paul Black (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr E Anderson (for the offender)