Director of Public Prosecutions v Matthew Simon Freeman [2011] NSWLC 8

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Director of Public Prosecutions v Matthew Simon Freeman [2011] NSWLC 8 Hearing dates: 06/04/2011 Decision date: 20 April 2011 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Magistrate Christopher O'Brien Decision: As to sequences 1, 2 and 3 of H 42082012 being charges of using fabricated false evidence with intent to mislead a judicial tribunal the offender is convicted and sentenced to a fixed term of imprisonment of 12 months commencing 20 April 2011 and expiring on the 19 April 2012. As to the charge of make false statement on oath amounting to perjury the offender is convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment that consists of a non parole period of 8 months and a total term of 16 months commencing 20 December 2011 and expiring on the 19 April 2013. He will be eligible for release subject to supervision on parole on the 19 August 2012. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - use false fabricated evidence to mislead a judicial tribunal and perjury- appropriate discount for plea- objective seriousness of the offending- need for general deterrence and denunciation- hardship to family- accumulation and totality Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900, ss 317, 327 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, ss 3A, 21A Cases Cited: Gilson v The Queen (1991) 172 CLR 353 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 Police v Power [2007] NSWLC 1 Porter v R [2008] NSWCCA 145 R v Anthony Aristodemou (unreported, NSWCCA, 30 June 1994) R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Bulliman (unreported, NSWCCA, 25 February 1993) R v Cahyadi [2007] NSWCCA 1 R v Craig Chapman (unreported, NSWCCA, 21 May 1998) R v Doan (2000) 50 NSWLR 115 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Einfeld [2009] NSWSC 119 R v Girard [2004] NSWCCA 170 R v H (1980) 3 A Crim R 53 R v Hewitt (unreported, Vic CCA, 7 February 1985) Hopley v R [2008] NSWCCA 105 R v MA [2004] NSWCCA 92 R v Morris [2008] NSWCCA 115 R v Nguyen [2006] NSWCCA 369 R v Oliver (1980) 7 A Crim R 174 R v Shamji (1989) 11 Cr App R (S) 587 R v Jill Margaret Scott (unreported, NSWCCA, 27 November 1996) R v Scott [2005] NSWCCA 152 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 R v Weldon; R v Carberry (2002) 136 A Crim R 55 R v Wirth (1976) 14 SASR 291 R v X [2004] NSWCCA 93 Veen v R (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 Williams v R [2010] NSWCCA 15 Zhi Xiong Chen v R [2011] NSWCCA 85 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions Matthew Simon Freeman Representation: Mr David Eardley (for Mr Freeman) Ms Emma Curran (for Director of Public Prosecutions) Moscardo Lawyers (for Mr Freeman File Number(s): 2010/304989