R v Mitton [2024] NSWDC 105

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Mitton [2024] NSWDC 105 Hearing dates: 31 January 2024 Date of orders: 31 January 2024 Decision date: 31 January 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Imprisonment sentence of 4 years and 6 months with a non-parole period of 2 years and 6 months Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Wound with intent to cause grievous bodily harm SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Breach of conditional liberty SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Remorse SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — General deterrence — Specific deterrence — Form 1 offences — Objective seriousness — Purposes of sentencing SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Drug addiction — Mental illness — Deprived background — Homelessness — History of drug induced psychosis — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Geddes v R (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 554 Nasrallah v R [2021] NSWCCA 207 Category: Sentence Parties: Matthew James Mitton (offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Solicitors: M Kwan solicitor for Legal Aid (NSW) (for the offender) A Kerr solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) File Number(s): 2022/385443