NSW Police Force v Michael James Walsh [2014] NSWLC 21

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: NSW Police Force v Michael James Walsh [2014] NSWLC 21 Hearing dates: 7 October 2014 and 18 November 2014 Decision date: 18 November 2014 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Dare SC LCM Decision: 1) Sequences 1 to 5 (inclusive), the Offender is convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 months from 18 November 2014 (expire on 17 January 2015). 2) Sequences 6 to 10 (inclusive), the Offender is convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 months from 18 December 2014 (expire on 17 February 2015). 3) Sequences 11 to 16 (inclusive), the Offender is convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 13 months from 18 February 2015, with a non-parole period of 3 months expiring on 17 May 2015, and a balance term of 10 months commencing on 18 May 2015 and expiring on 17 March 2016. The total effective sentence is a term of imprisonment of 16 months from 18 November 2014 and expiring 17 March 2016, with a non-parole period of 6 months expiring on 17 May 2015. As a condition of the parole, the Offender is directed to be subject to the supervision by the Probation & Parole Service for such period as that Service deems necessary and to undertake any program or treatment recommended by the Service. Catchwords: SENTENCING – multiple fraud offences – lengthy prior history of similar offending – relevance and use of prior record in sentencing – factors of universal application to fraud – accumulation of sentences Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing and Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 5, 9, 12, 22, 25(2), 50, 51, 58 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 192E(1)(b) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 267(2) Cases Cited: Aslett v R [2006] NSWCCA 360 Assi v R [2006] NSWCCA 257 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 Le v R [2006] NSWCCA 136 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Nguyen v R [2007] NSWCCA 14 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 R v Falzon and Pullen (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 20 January 1992, unrep) R v Hawkins (1989) 45 A Crim R 430 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; 46 NSWLR 346 R v Hill [2004] NSWCCA 257 R v Houlten [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383 R v Huynh [2008] NSWCCA 16 R v McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242; 66 NSWLR 566 R v Mears (1991) 53 A Crim R 141 R v Mille (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 1 May 1998, unrep) R v Mmk [2006] NSWCCA 272 R v Molesworth [1999] NSWCCA 43 R v Mungomery [2004] NSWCCA 450; 151 A Crim R 376 R v Murtaza [2001] NSWCCA 336 R v Pont [2000] NSWCCA 419; 121 A Crim R 302 R v Sellen (1991) 57 A Crim R 313 R v Thomson; R v Houlten [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383 R v Todorovic [2008] NSWCCA 49 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 R v Woodman [2001] NSWCCA 310 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 Rios v R [2012] NSWCCA 8 Veen v R (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; 164 CLR 465 Texts Cited: Holy Bible, Acts 9: 4 - 6 Category: Sentence Parties: New South Wales Police Force (Prosecution) Michael James Walsh (Defendant) Representation: D Middleton (Police Prosecutor) Barron Law (Australia) Pty Ltd (Defendant) File Number(s): 2014/00232129 (H 55362745: 1-16) Publication restriction: Nil