R v Powell [2024] NSWDC 589

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Powell [2024] NSWDC 589 Hearing dates: 25 September 2024 Date of orders: 25 September 2024 Decision date: 25 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Sentence of imprisonment of 4 years 1 month with a non-parole period of 2 years and 8 months Catchwords: CRIME — Property offences — Destroying or damaging property by fire SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Record of previous convictions — Breach of conditional liberty SENTENCING — Guidelines for sentencing — Role of guidelines SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — Victim Impact — Moral culpability — Objective seriousness — Purposes of sentencing SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis — Mental illness — Mental and personality disorders — Drug addiction —childhood sexual abuse — Childhood trauma — Considerable time spent in juvenile and adult custody Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Engert v R (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Nasrallah v R [2021] NSWCCA 207 Porter v R [2008] NSWCCA 145 R v Geddes (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 554 R v Herring (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 203 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267 Veen v R (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: Kiall Stephen Powell (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Counsel: A Booker (for the offender)