R v Haddad [2023] NSWDC 393

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Haddad [2023] NSWDC 393 Hearing dates: 31 August 2023 Decision date: 29 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Newlinds SC DCJ Decision: 1. The Offender is sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment of 4 years and 6 months. 2 The sentence is taken to commence on 17 August 2022. 3 The first date the Offender is eligible for parole is 16 August 2025. 4 Pursuant to s 18B of the Drug Court Act 2000 the Offender is referred to the Drug Court to consider whether he should be the subject of a compulsory drug treatment order whilst in custody. Catchwords: CRIME – Sentence – Reckless wounding – Aggravated robbery with wounding/grievous bodily harm – Dishonestly obtain property by deception – Early plea of guilty – Young offender – Significant criminal history – Offender on conditional liberty – Bugmy principle – Drug addition – Mental health Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing and Procedure Act) 1999, s 25D(2)(a), s 21A, 3A Drug Court Act 2000, s 18B, 5A Mental Health Act 2007, s 22 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application Under S37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518 Benitez v R (2006) 160 A Crim R 166 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 243 FLR 28; 205 A Crim R 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Dixon v The Queen [2019] NSWCCA 85 McDonald v R [2015] NSWCCA 280 Moiler v R [2021] NSWCCA 73. Nguyen v R [2019] NSWCCA 209 Pattison v R [2007] NSWCCA 186 R v Henry [1999] NSW CCA 111 R v Jenkins [1999] NSWCCA 110 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 R v Mitchell; R v Gallagher [2007] NSWCCA 296 R v Thomas [2008] NSWCCA 269 Shaw v R [2008] NSWCCA 58 Stevens v R [2017] NSWCCA 216 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Andrew Junior Haddad (Offender) Representation: Counsel: C Shaw (Crown) S Talbert (Offender)