Police v Elliot [2022] NSWLC 23

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Police v Elliot [2022] NSWLC 23 Hearing dates: 22 November 2022 Date of orders: 22 November 2022 Decision date: 12 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Stewart LCM Decision: Imprisonment 3 years NPP 20 months Disqualification from driving 5 years Catchwords: Aggregate sentence – dangerous driving under the influence of a drug occasioning grievous bodily harm – cause bodily harm by misconduct of motor vehicle – record amounting to common law aggravation – conditional liberty for drive under the influence of drugs – steps towards rehabilitation – promote rehabilitation of offender - general deterrence – specific deterrence – protection of community – denunciation – make offender accountable for actions - objective seriousness – guideline judgment – abandonment of responsibility – high moral culpability – consideration of ICO – attitude of victim Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s. 3A, 5, 21A, 22, 53A, 66 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s.52A(3), 53 Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s. 4, 9(2A), 9(5), 54(3)(a), 111, 112(1)(a), 205 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) s. 10 Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Kirby [2017] NSWSC 1754 Gonzalez v R [2006] NSWCCA 4 Greaves v R [2020] NSWCCA 140 Jibran v The Queen [2020] NSWCCA 86 Karout v R [2019] NSWCCA 253 Mbele v The Queen [2021] NSWCCA 182 Meis v R [2022] NSWCCA 118 Park v The Queen [2021] HCA 37 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Errington [2005] NSWCCA 348; 157 A Crim R 553 R v Fangaloka [2019] NSWCCA 173 R v Gardiner [2004] NSWCCA 365 R v Khatter [2000] NSWCCA 32 R v Palu [2002] NSWCCA 381 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Whyte [2002] NSWCCA 343 The Queen v Baden-Clay [2016] HCA 35 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14 Category: Sentence Parties: NSW Police Force (Prosecution) Craig Elliott (Defendant) Representation: Sergeant Wiblin (Police Prosecutor)