R v Higgins; R v Higgins [2014] NSWDC 356

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Higgins; R v Higgins [2014] NSWDC 356 Hearing dates: 12/08/2014 Decision date: 12 August 2014 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge S Norrish QC Decision: Count 1 Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 years and 10 months with a non parole period of 2 years to commence from 1 September 2014. Count 2 Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 10 months to commence from 1 September 2014. Count 3 Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 years and 10 months with a non parole period of 2 years to commence on 1 September 2014. Count 4. Sentenced to a term of imprisonment 1 year and 3 months with a non parole period of 12 months to commence on 1 September 2013. Catchwords: Criminal – Sentence, break, enter and steal, detain with intention of obtaining an advantage, assault Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: R v Allen [2010] NSWCCA 47 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 R v Callaghan (2006) 160 A Crim R 145 Fernando John Hunter v R [2011] NSWCCA 141 R v McLaren [2012] NSWCCA 284 Muldrock v R [2011] 244 CLR 120 Munda v The Queen [2013] HCA 38 Pearce v The Queen [1998] 194 CLR 610 R v Newell [2004] NSWCCA 183 R v Speechley [2012] NSWCCA 130 R v Thomson and Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions Jacob Owen-John Higgins - Offender Representation: Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions Aboriginal Legal Aid Service - Offender File Number(s): 2013/119129: 2013/245541