R v Pound [2013] NSWDC 336

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Pound [2013] NSWDC 336 Hearing dates: 1 & 6/11/2013 Decision date: 13 November 2013 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge Norrish QC Decision: Total sentence of 7 years 6 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of 5 years. Catchwords: CRIMINAL – Sentence, inflict grievous bodily harm, carry a firearm with disregard for safety, early plea, standard non-parole period, health of prisoner, objective seriousness, matters on a Form 1. Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Bailey v The Director of Public Prosecutions [1988] HCA 19 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 537 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Westerman [2004] NSWCCA 161 R v Badanjak [2004] NSWCCA 395 R v Vachalec (1981) 1 NSWLR 351 The Director of Public Prosecutions v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 The Queen v Smith [1987] 44 SASR 587 R v Thomson and Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309 Veen (No 2) v The Queen (1988) 164 CLR 465 R v Channells (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 30 September 1997, unrep) Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions Andrew John Pound - Offender Representation: Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions Saba El-Hanania Lawyers - Offender File Number(s): 2012/334852