R v Mullins; R v Watkins; R v Willcox [2022] NSWDC 341

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Mullins; R v Watkins; R v Willcox [2022] NSWDC 341 Hearing dates: 20 May 2022 Date of orders: 24 June 2022 Decision date: 24 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Mullins – Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 3 years 9 months with a non-parole period of 1 year 9 months Watkins – Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 5 years 3 months with a non-parole period of 3 years Willcox – Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 4 years 8 months with a non-parole period of 3 years Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Aggravated robbery — In company SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Joint sentence proceedings SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Form 1 offences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Moral culpability SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Aggregate sentences SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Agreed facts SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Drug addiction Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Drug Court Act 1998 Graffiti Control Act 2008 Mental Health Act 2007 Cases Cited: Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Luke v The Queen [2017] NSWCCA 226 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 Regina v Henry & Barber [1999] NSWCCA 107 The Queen v McNaughton [2006] 66 NSWLR 566 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Andrew Da Bin Mullins (Offender) Joshua Marcus Watkins (Offender) Jeremy Willcox (Offender) Representation: Rebecca Thoms-Packer (Solicitor for the ODPP) Iain Todd (Counsel for the offender Mullins) Jane Sanders (Solicitor for the offender Watkins) Jon Michie (Counsel for the offender Willcox)