R v Girdler [2023] NSWDC 616

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Girdler [2023] NSWDC 616 Hearing dates: 8 December 2023 Date of orders: 8 December 2023 Decision date: 08 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate imprisonment sentence of 2 years and 9 months with a non-parole period of 1 year and 8 months Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Take and detain for advantage — In company CRIME — Property offences — Be carried in a conveyance SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — In company — Record of previous convictions SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment — Intensive Correction Order not appropriate SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Parity — Deterrence — General deterrence — Specific deterrence — Form 1 offences — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Age of offender — Immaturity — Drug use — Mental illness — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Clarke-Jeffries v R [2019] NSWCCA 56 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 DM v R [2005] NSW CCA 181 Hearne v R [2001] NSWCCA 37 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; (1999) 106 A Crim R 149 R v Nyrhinen [2023] NSWDC 615 Stanley v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2023] HCA 3 Zheng v R [2023] NSWCCA 64 Category: Sentence Parties: Remy Girdler (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Counsel: J Hibbard (for the offender)