R v Blackmore [2022] NSWDC 763

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Blackmore [2022] NSWDC 763 Hearing dates: 29 September 2022 and 24 November 2022 Date of orders: 24 November 2022 Decision date: 24 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Imprisonment sentence of 3 years with a non-parole period of 1 year 6 months Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences —Robbery with an offensive weapon CRIME — Domestic violence — Stalking or intimidation SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Record of previous convictions SENTENCING — Guidelines for sentencing — Role of guidelines SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment — Community Correction Order SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Aboriginal offender — COVID-19 — Drug addiction — Mental illness — Community Treatment Orders — Deprived childhood — Childhood sexual assault — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Moodie v R [2020] NSWCCA 160 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346, 106 A Crim R 149 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 Category: Sentence Parties: Corey John Blackmore (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Solicitors: F Al Majed Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) (for the offender) J Azad for the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) File Number(s): 2021/324458