R v Graham [2024] NSWDC 464

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Graham [2024] NSWDC 464 Hearing dates: 27 August 2024 Date of orders: 27 August 2024 Decision date: 27 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 5 years with a non-parole period of 3 years and 3 months Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Armed robbery — Dangerous weapon CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Back up and related offences — Drug offences — Possess prohibited drug — Firearms offences — Possess prohibited firearm SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Breach of conditional liberty — Record of previous convictions — Near identical past offending — Vulnerable victim 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 — — Multiple offences — Totality — Deterrence — Factual basis for sentence — Disputed facts — General principles — Objective seriousness — Purposes of sentencing — Community protection SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Disputed facts — Instinctive synthesis — Rejection of evidence — Findings of fact SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Drug addiction — Recidivism —Institutionalisation — Unable to live a normal community life Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37; (2013) 249 CLR 571 R v Andrew (No 2) [2018] NSWDC 382 R v Crawley [2021] NSWCCA 354 R v Graham [2017] NSWDC 478 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; (1999) 106 A Crim R 149 R v Lucas [2023] NSWSC 1357 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 46 Category: Sentence Parties: Todd James Graham (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Solicitors: I Vizintin solicitor for Legal Aid (NSW) (for the offender) L McGonigal solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) File Number(s): 2023/287264