R v Deborah Grant [2012] NSWSC 1491

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Deborah Grant [2012] NSWSC 1491 Hearing dates: 27 July; 30 November 2012 Decision date: 07 December 2012 Before: Bellew J Decision: 1. The offender is convicted of the offence under s. 315(1)(b) of the Crimes Act. 2. The offender is sentenced to a fixed term of imprisonment of 12 months commencing on 7 December 2012 and ending on 6 December 2013. 3. Pursuant to s. 12(1)(a) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 I order that the whole of that sentence be suspended. 4. Pursuant to s. 12(1)(b) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 I order that the offender be released from custody on the condition that she enter into a good behaviour bond for a term of 12 months. 5. The good behaviour bond will be subject to the following conditions: a) the offender is to report to the Officer in charge of the Probation and Parole Service at Casino by 4pm on Monday 10 December 2012; b) the offender is to thereafter accept the supervision and guidance of the Probation and Parole Service, and is to obey any reasonable direction of any Officer of that service; and c) the offender is to attend the Family Support Service in Casino on or before 4pm on Wednesday 12 December 2012 and is to thereafter obey any reasonable direction of that service. 6. I dismiss the charge pursuant to s. 316(1) of the Crimes Act which is annexed to the certificate pursuant to s. 166 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 which was tendered before me. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Cases Cited: R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Elfar [2003] NSWCCA 358 R v El-Zeyat [2002] NSWCCA 138 R v Hamze [2005] NSWSC 136 R v Mobbs [2005] NSWCCA 371 R v Sharrouf [2009] NSWSC 1002 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 R v Bradley [2002] NSWSC 1018 RLS v R [2012] NSWCCA 236 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina - Crown