R v Windley [2023] NSWDC 662

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Windley [2023] NSWDC 662 Hearing dates: 14 December 2023 Date of orders: 14 December 2023 Decision date: 14 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Sentence of imprisonment of 3 years 2 months with a non-parole period of 1 year 11 months Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Robbery — Circumstances of aggravation — Inflict actual bodily harm SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Record of previous convictions — Vulnerable victim SENTENCING — Guidelines for sentencing — Role of guidelines SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Remorse SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — Moral culpability — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Aboriginal offender — Drug addiction — Acquired brain injury — Trauma in childhood Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bradley v R (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 26 October 1993, unrep) Moodie v R [2020] NSWCCA 160 Munda v Western Australia [2013] HCA 38; (2013) 249 CLR 600 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Marinos [2003] NSWCCA 136 Sevastopoulos v R [2011] NSWCCA 201 Thach v R [2018] NSWCCA 252 Category: Sentence Parties: Shane John Windley (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Solicitors: M Kwan solicitor for Legal Aid (NSW) (for the offender) J Azad solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) File Number(s): 2023/80750