R v Nydegger [2023] NSWDC 619

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Nydegger [2023] NSWDC 619 Hearing dates: 15 September 2023 Date of orders: 15 September 2023 Decision date: 15 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Sentence of imprisonment for 6 years and 9 months with a non-parole period of 4 years and 4 months Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Using etc explosive substance or corrosive fluid SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Substantial harm, injury, loss or damage — Victim impact statement SENTENCING — Guidelines for sentencing — Role of guidelines SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — General deterrence — Specific deterrence — Moral culpability reduced due to mental illness — Schizophrenia — Denunciation less relevant — Objective seriousness — Purposes of sentencing SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Mental illness — Drug addiction — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentencing) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Browning v R [2015] NSWCCA 147 Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; (2001) 209 CLR 1 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Director of Public Prosecutions v DJK [2003] VSCA 109 DS v R; DM v R [2022] NSWCCA 156 Engert v The Queen (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Kilic v The Queen (2016) 259 CLR 256 Neal v The Queen [1982] HCA 55; (1982) 149 CLR 305 Paterson v R [2021] NSWCCA 273 R v Dinh [2010] NSWCCA 74 R v Fouani [2018] NSWCCA 230 R v M.F. [2014] NSWDC 136 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102; 16 VR 269 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Veen v R (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: Quinton Chester Nydegger (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Counsel: C O'Neill (for the offender)