Regina v Gregory Christopher White [2006] NSWDC 201

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Regina v Gregory Christopher White [2006] NSWDC 201

JUDGMENT DATE: 20 January 2006

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 11/26/2007

JURISDICTION: Criminal

JUDGMENT OF: Nicholson SC DCJ

DECISION: Convicted - steal from the person (x5); Sentenced: effective non parole period of 2 and 1/2 years to date from 20th May 2005 - 19th November 2007.; /recommendations to Parole Board re attendance at full time rehabilitation program; re compelling random urine analysis for purposes of detecting illicit drugs.

CATCHWORDS: Criminal law - sentencing - steal from person (x5) - elderly female victims - established modus operandi - recidivist offender - aged 32 - first offence whilst on parole - failure to implement stated parole plan - prior lengthy prison history - entrenched history of drug abuse - two prior periods of sexual abuse - child victim of domestic violence - early guilty plea - superficial contrition

CASES CITED: R v Rause NSWCCA 8 August 1992

PARTIES: Regina Gregory Christopher White

FILE NUMBER(S): 05/31/0136

SOLICITORS: Crown: Mr B. Love, Accused: Mr A Robinson

SENTENCE 1 HIS HONOUR: Gregory Christopher White is aged thirty-two. He received his first suspended sentence of two years committed to an institution at the age of thirteen. He received his first adult prison sentence of six months aged eighteen. In the fourteen years since he has turned eighteen White has spent sixty-six per cent of his time in prison, that is to say, on my calculations eleven years and eight months of that time.

2 On 27 August 1997 he was sentenced to a minimum term of five years to expire on 21 May 2005 with an additional term of two years. It would seem he may have been released when his minimum term expired. If so, within four months he had re-offended.