R v Clarkson [2024] NSWDC 283

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Clarkson [2024] NSWDC 283 Hearing dates: 3 July 2024 Date of orders: 12 July 2024 Decision date: 12 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Newlinds SC DCJ Decision: I indicate the following sentences, after the 25% discount: (1) The Robbery charge – 3 Years, with a non- parole period of 2.25 years. (2) The 18 May primary charge – 4 years. (3) The 18 May s 166 charge – 9 months. (4) I indicate I would have wholly accumulated the 18 May Offences to 4 years with a non-parole period of 3 years. I impose an aggregate sentence of 5 years to commence on 13 February 2023. I impose a minimum non-parole period of 2.5 years commencing 13 February 2023 and expiring 12 August 2025. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Multiple separate offences — Robbery – Assault – Dishonesty – Accumulation, concurrency and totality – Aggregate sentences — Crushing sentence — Objective seriousness – Offender in custody at time of offending – Does s 56 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 apply – Policy considerations for offence committed in custody – s 25D(4)(a) – refusal of an offer to plead guilty Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 33B(1)(a); s 94(a); s 97(2); s 253E(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) S 3A; s 5; s 21A(3)(c); s 21A(2)(d); s 25D; s 25D(4)(a); s 25D(4)(b); s 56(1)(a); s 56(1)(b); s 56(2); s 56(3) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 s 3; s 4 Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Hraichie v The Queen [2022] NSWCCA 155 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111 R v Holder [1983] 3 NSWLR 245 R v Jeremiah [2016] NSWCCA 241 R v Jeremiah [2016] NSWCCA 241 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381 R v Wang (No. 1) [2020] NSWSC 1255, R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Shaw v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 58 Stanton v R [2017] NSWCCA 250 Williams v R [2012] NSWCCA 172 ZA v R [2017] NSWCCA 132 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex Stuart Clarkson (Offender) Representation: Counsel: T Bicanic (Crown) D Pace (Defence)