R v Elarja [2022] NSWDC 738

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Elarja [2022] NSWDC 738 Hearing dates: 7 June 2022 Date of orders: 7 June 2022 Decision date: 07 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: An aggregate sentence of 4 years with a non-parole period of 2 years, 3 months: at [44]. Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Aggravated assault with intent to take and drive a motor vehicle – Police pursuit SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Rehabilitation SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Circumstances of offence — Form 1 offences — General principles — Moral culpability — Objective seriousness — Purposes of sentencing SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Use of statistics SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Drug addiction — Mental illness — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Mental Health Act 2007 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 27 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v Attard [2020] NSWDC 443 R v Barker, R v Gibson [2006] NSWCCA 20 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Johnstone; R v Kelly Nelder [2020] NSWDC 152 R v Nateghi [2019] NSWDC 815 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)