R v Scott [2024] NSWDC 150

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Scott [2024] NSWDC 150 Hearing dates: 8 March 2024 Date of orders: 8 March 2024 Decision date: 08 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Sentence of imprisonment for 3 years and 1 month with a non-parole period of 2 years Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Armed robbery — Offensive weapon SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Breach of conditional liberty — Record of previous convictions SENTENCING — Guidelines for sentencing — Role of guidelines SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Form 1 offences — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Deprived and impoverished background — Acquired brain injury — Multiple mental health disorders — Drug addiction — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentencing) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing and Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518; (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37; (2013) 249 CLR 571 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; (1999) 106 A Crim R 149 R v Millwood [2012] NSWSC 2 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: Matthew John Scott (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Solicitors: D Turner solicitor for Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) K MacKinnon solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) File Number(s): 2023/79307