R v Lindrea [2024] NSWDC 148

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Lindrea [2024] NSWDC 148 Hearing dates: 09 February 2024 Date of orders: 09 February 2024 Decision date: 09 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Grant DCJ Decision: (1) The offender is convicted. (2) The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two years, to be served by way of an Intensive Corrections Order. The conditions of that order are that he: (a) not commit any offence, (b) submit to the supervision of a Community Corrections Officer, (c) undergo treatment and/or rehabilitation programs, and, (d) report to Albury Community Corrections within 7 days of the date of this decision. (3) The offender is disqualified from driving for a period of 12 months. Catchwords: CRIME – SENTENCE – Dangerous driving occasioning death – early guilty plea – offender sustains injury – finding of remorse – good prospects of rehabilitation – intensive corrections order Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Regina v Eaton [2023] NSWCCA 125 Regina v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 556 R v Pullen [2018] NSWCCA 264 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252 R v Zheng [2023] NSWCCA 64 Stanley v Director of Public Prosecutions [2023] HCA 3 Thai v Regina [2009] NSWCCA 314 The Queen v Balla [2021] NSWCCA 325 Texts Cited: "Does Imprisonment Deter?" a review of the evidence, Sentence Advisory Council Victoria, April 2011 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Scott Lindrea (Offender) File Number(s): 2022/00380476