NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Golonski [2015] NSWDC 402 Hearing dates: 12, 17 November 2015; 17, 18 December 2015 Date of orders: 23 December 2015 Decision date: 23 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Cogswell SC DCJ Decision: See paragraphs [45]-[46] Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – particular offences – property offences – numerous break enter and steal offences – theft of meat, motor vehicles, firearms and clothing; CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – relevant factors – full confession to police - finding that offences are lower end of the range of objective seriousness - early plea of guilty – expression of remorse - subjective features – extensive criminal history – offender aged 42 – offender spent most of adult life in prison – risk of institutionalisation – poor prospects of rehabilitation - addiction to ice – homeless from 15 years old – limited family support – minimal history of employment - poor record of compliance with parole – experience of protective custody - aggregate sentence of 6 years imprisonment with non-parole period of 4 years imprisonment imposed – s166 matters Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Jason Golonski (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr L Shaw (Crown) Mr W Walsh (Offender)
Solicitors: Ms T Hennessy (for Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)) File Number(s): 2014/277462 Publication restriction: None
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