R v Ashley Dawn PARSONS [2016] NSWDC 49

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ashley Dawn PARSONS [2016] NSWDC 49 Hearing dates: 4 March 2016, 11 April 2016. Date of orders: 11 April 2016 Decision date: 11 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: A Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Taking into account a finding of special circumstances, you are convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 3 years, consisting of a non-parole period of 1 year 6 months, to commence on 29 October 2015 and expire on 28 April 2017.

You will be eligible for consideration for release to parole on 28 April 2017 to serve the balance of term of 1 year 6 months, to commence on 29 April 2017 and expire on 28 October 2018. Catchwords: Sentence, reckless wounding, knife, after trial, first offender, application of Bugmy principles, strong subjective case, victim vindication. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Bugmy v the Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 Fernando v R (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 Harrison v R, unreported NSWCCA, 24 April 1998 McCullogh v R [2009] NSWCCA 9 Munda v Western Australia [2013] HCA 38 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 R v Walker [2006] NSWCCA 228 Texts Cited: The Dispossessed, Bronwyn Adcock, Griffith Review Edition 32, Wicked Problems, Exquisite Dilemmas. Category: Sentence Parties: Director Public Prosecutions Ashley Dawn Parsons (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms K Ratcliffe (ODPP) Mr T Warr (Offender)