R v Fellowes [2024] NSWDC 311

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fellowes [2024] NSWDC 311 Hearing dates: 31 May 2024 Date of orders: 31 May 2024 Decision date: 31 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate imprisonment sentence of 4 years with a non-parole period of two years four months Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Assault with intent to rob in company— Intimidation SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Breach of conditional liberty — Breach of ICO SENTENCING — Guidelines for sentencing — Role of guidelines SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Late plea of guilty SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — Co-offenders — Parity — Form 1 offences — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis— Special circumstances SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Functionally illiterate — Risk of institutionalisation Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing 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 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Craig (District Court (NSW), 1 November 2023 unrep) R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; (1999) 106 A Crim R 149 Category: Sentence Parties: Blake Fellowes (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Counsel: B Hart (for the offender) C Todd (for the Crown)