R v Alcock [2023] NSWDC 326

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Alcock [2023] NSWDC 326 Hearing dates: 12 December 2022; 3 April 2023 and 12 April 2023 Date of orders: 12 April 2023 Decision date: 12 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 7 years with a non‑parole period of 4 years and 3 months Catchwords: CRIME — Property offences — Break and enter with intent to commit serious indictable offence — Circumstances of aggravation CRIME — Violent offences — Aggravated robbery — In company CRIME — Violent offences — Aggravated robbery — With corporal violence CRIME — Violent offences — Armed robbery — Dangerous weapon SENTENCE — Relevant factors on sentence — Guilty plea — Factual dispute — Going behind agreed facts — Role of offender — Application of guideline judgment — Form 1 — Parity — Offender's impoverished background — Impact of multiple traumas — Illicit drug use — Special circumstances — Totality — Fixing starting date Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002; (2002) 56 NSWLR 146; [2013] NSWCCA 115 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Millwood v The Queen [2012] NSWCCA 2 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v Brennan (a pseudonym) [2023] NSWDC 328 R v Gee [2023] NSWDC 327 R v Goundar [2001] NSWCCA 198 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; [1999] NSWCCA 111 R v Munn [2023] NSWDC 264 The Queen v Pham [2015] HCA 39; (2015) 256 CLR 550 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (the Crown) Lachlan Alcock (the offender) Representation: Counsel: N Keay (for the Crown) R Steward (for the offender)