R v Quinlan [2022] NSWDC 761

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Quinlan [2022] NSWDC 761 Hearing dates: 24 May 2022 Date of orders: 24 May 2022 Decision date: 24 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Sentence of imprisonment of 2 years to be served by way of intensive correction in the community Catchwords: CRIME — Driving offences — Dangerous driving occasioning death — "In a manner dangerous to another person or persons" CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Sentence after trial — facilitation of the administration of justice CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Back up and related offences — Early guilty plea of guilty to lesser charges SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Good character — No record of previous convictions — Remorse — Rehabilitation — Unlikely to reoffend SENTENCING — Penalties — Intensive correction orders SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Sentence after trial — Deterrence — General deterrence — Objective seriousness — Purposes of sentencing — Impact of COVID-19 on prisoners — Impact of COVID-19 on capacity to access programmes in custody SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Mental illness — Youth of offender Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: Elphick v R [2021] NSWCCA 167 Legge v R [2007] NSWCCA 244 Pearce v R [2022] NSWCCA 68 R v Errington (2005) 157 A Crim R 553 R v Herring (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 203 R v Musumeci (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 30 October 1997 unrep) R v Nemer [2003] SASC 375 R v Smith [2016] NSWCCA 75 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Regina v Manok [2017] NSWCCA 232 Ryan v The Queen [2001] HCA 21; (2001) 206 CLR 267 Weininger v The Queen [2003] HCA 14; (2003) 212 CLR 629 Category: Sentence Parties: Dimity Quinlan (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Counsel: E Anderson (for the offender) C Todd (for the Crown)