R v Simpson [2022] NSWDC 638

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Simpson [2022] NSWDC 638 Hearing dates: 11 November 2022, 15 December 2022 Date of orders: 15 December 2022 Decision date: 15 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 4 years 6 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 6 months Catchwords: APPEAL - Appeal against sentence CRIME – Sentence for District Court matters - endanger safety of person on railway - Cause obstruction to railway locomotive - Recklessly damage property - Convicted offender enter land to commit indictable offence (larceny) CRIME – Sentence Local Court matters – Drive while disqualified-larceny- dishonestly obtain benefit by deception CRIMINAL PROCEDURE− accumulation of sentences on existing Local Court sentences SENTENCING - Relevant factors on sentence - early plea - worst case offending – deprived background – childhood trauma – institutionalised offender- extremely reckless behaviour- remorse - time in custody worse now than ever - locked in for the majority of the time, sometimes four out in a two-person cell - $9,500,000 in property damage - endanger safety punishment for potential not actual harm Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Road Transport Act 2013 The Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002, [2013] NSWCCA 115; (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1 Henry v R [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Jackson v R [2010] NSWCCA 162 Jinnette v R [2012] NSWCCA 217 Ladas v R [2022] NSWCCA 160 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59; [1998] HCA 70 Moodie v R [2020] NSWCCA 160 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 259 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Pearce v The Queen (1999) 194 CLR 610: [1999] HCA 57 Ponfield v R [1999] NSWCCA 435; (1999) 48 NSWLR 327: 42A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 R v Geddes (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 554 R v Holder; R v Johnston [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v Kalache [2000] NSWCCA 2 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Wheeler [2000] NSWCCA 34 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 83; [1981] HCA 31 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629; [2013] HCA 14 Category: Sentence Parties: Allan Martin Simpson (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr J Hibbard (for the offender)