R v Daniel [2022] NSWDC 729

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Daniel [2022] NSWDC 729 Hearing dates: 14 October 2022 Date of orders: 14 October 2022 Decision date: 14 October 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 10 years 6 months with a non-parole period of 6 years 6 months. Catchwords: CRIME – Robbery armed with offensive weapon - Assault with intent rob while armed with dangerous weapon – Specially aggravated B&E & commit serious indictable offence - Robbery while armed with dangerous weapon SENTENCING - Relevant factors on sentence – many serious offences over a short period- victim impact - early guilty plea- drug use- history of trauma – totality – avoiding a crushing sentence -special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Afu v R [2017] NSWCCA 246 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 Cahyadi v R (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 DPP C'th v Beattie [2017] NSWCCA 301 Green v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Moodie v R [2020] NSWCCA 160 Nasrallah v R [2021] NSWCCA 207 Nguyen v The Queen [2016] HCA 17 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 R v Gavel [2014] NSWCCA 56 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Herring (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 203 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381 R v MJB [2014] NSWCCA 195 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 R v White [2022] NSWDC 265 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267 Stanton v R [2021] NSWCCA 123 Texts Cited: Parole Supervision and Re-offending: Wai-Yin Wan, Suzanne Poynton, Gerard van Doorn and Don Weatherburn (2016) Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology v149. No.4. p 497, 2011, BOCSAR Category: Sentence Parties: Michael John Daniel (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr A Booker (for the offender) Ms N Keay, Deputy State Crown Prosecutor