R v Carlton [2007] NSWDC 71

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: R v Carlton [2007] NSWDC 71

HEARING DATE(S): 24-31 July 2006, 1-3 August 2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 23 February 2007

JURISDICTION: Criminal

JUDGMENT OF: Nield DCJ

DECISION: For each of the four offences offender convicted. For each offence, offender sentenced to imprisonment for 13 years four months, with a non parole period of eight years six months, to commence from 21 August 2005 and to expire on 20 February 2014, on which date the offender is to be eligible to be released on parole, and a parole period of four years 10 months, to commence on 21 February 2014 and to expire on 20 December 2018. Order that each sentence be served concurrently. Order that the offender be subject to supervision by the New South Wales Parole Service whilst on parole during the parole period.

CATCHWORDS: Criminal law - sentence after trial - sexual assault by an adult upon a child - multiple offences

LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act; s61J(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999; s3A, s21A

PARTIES: Regina Adam Rawdon Carlton

FILE NUMBER(S): 06/61/0001

COUNSEL: Mr D. Wilson (Crown) Mr W. Walsh (Offender)

SOLICITORS: DPP Bathurst Jones Rolfe Rudd, Orange

JUDGMENT SENTENCE - NON PUBLICATION ORDER HIS HONOUR: As to the sentencing of Adam Rawdon Carlton: 1 The offender is Adam Rawdon Carlton. He was born on 4 October 1970. Accordingly, he was aged 34 years 10 months when, on 20 August 2005, he committed the subject offences, to which I will refer shortly, and he is aged 36 years four months now.

2 The offender is the older of his parents' two children. He has a sister. His parents separated when he was aged about four years. He has not had any contact with his father since he was aged either about four years or seven years.