R v Colvin [2024] NSWDC 281

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Colvin [2024] NSWDC 281 Hearing dates: 19 April 2024 Date of orders: 19 April 2024 Decision date: 19 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 3 years 3 months with a non-parole period of 2 years and 3 months Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Use offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention — Resist/Hinder police officer in execution of duty — Use offensive weapon with intent to commit indictable offence — Assault occasioning actual bodily harm 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 Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure Act) 1999 No 2 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 515 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194. Engert v The Queen (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Nasrallah v R [2021] NSWCCA 207 R v Colvin (No 1) [2021] NSWDC 309 R v Colvin (No 2) [2021] NSWDC 494 R v Nydegger [2023] NSWDC 619 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Category: Sentence Parties: Jason Keith Colvin (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Counsel: A Booker (for the offender)