R v Mitchell [2022] NSWDC 766

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Mitchell [2022] NSWDC 766 Hearing dates: 5 August 2022 Date of orders: 5 August 2022 Decision date: 05 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 5 years and 10 months with a non-parole period of 2 years and 2 months Catchwords: CRIME — Firearms offences — Use/Possess prohibited pistol/firearm — Acquire firearm subject to firearms prohibition order — Fire a firearm without regard to public safety CRIME — Violent offences — Use offensive weapon with intent to commit the indictable offence of intimidation CRIME — Domestic violence — "Domestic violence offence" SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Record of previous convictions SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Remorse SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Delay — Form 1 offences — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Aboriginal offenders — Drug addiction — Institutionalisation — Deprived childhood Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cahyadi v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Beattie [2017] NSWCCA 301 Jackson v R [2010] NSWCCA 162 Jinette v R [2012] NSWCCA 217 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v AZ (2011) 205 A Crim R 222 R v Burton [2008] NSWCCA 128 R v Krstic [2005] NSWCCA 391 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 The Queen v Kilic [2016] HCA 48; (2016) 259 CLR 256; (2016) 91 ALJR 131 Category: Sentence Parties: Richard Anthony Mitchell (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Counsel: S Fraser (for the offender) N Keay (for the Crown)