R v Graham [2017] NSWDC 478

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Graham [2017] NSWDC 478 Hearing dates: 25 August 2017 Date of orders: 25 August 2017 Decision date: 25 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Sentence of imprisonment of 4 years 1 month with a non-parole period of 2 years 8 months Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Armed robbery — Offensive weapon SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Breach of conditional liberty — Record of previous convictions SENTENCING — Guidelines for sentencing — Role of guidelines SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Remorse — Reduced moral culpability SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — — Deterrence — Specific deterrence — General principles — Objective seriousness — Purposes of sentencing — Community protection SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Drug addiction — Recidivism —Institutionalisation — Dysfunctional childhood Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Jackson v R [2010] NSWCCA 162 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; (1999) 106 A Crim R 149 R v Herring (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 203 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267 Texts Cited: C Jones and J Guthrie, "Efficacy, Accessibility and Adequacy of Prison Rehabilitation Programs for Indigenous Offenders across Australia" (2016) Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration. Category: Sentence Parties: Todd James Graham (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Solicitors: P Townsend solicitor for Legal Aid (NSW) (for the offender) A Ward solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) File Number(s): 2017/69897