Jacob PLUM v R (No 1) [2015] NSWDC 405

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jacob PLUM v R (No 1) [2015] NSWDC 405 Hearing dates: 20 & 26 November 2015 Date of orders: 26 November 2015 Decision date: 26 November 2015 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Cogswell SC DCJ Decision: 1. Matter adjourned. 2. Updated Juvenile Justice report ordered for 20 January 2016. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeals against sentence – juvenile offender – control order – particular offences – aggravated break and enter – damaging property – intimidating a member of school staff – contravene apprehended domestic violence order – on conditional liberty at time of offending – nature and circumstances of offender – 15 years old – diagnosed behavioural disorders – commenced medication – insight into impact of offending – desire to continue education – need for support in the community – proposed reduction of non-parole period Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 60E(1), 195(1), 112(2) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007, s 14(1) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr Jacob Plum (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: R Pettet, Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) (Appellant) K O'Keeffe, Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2015/14396; 2015/95785; 2014/79046; 2014/6825 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s15A Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987, there is to be no publication of any information, picture or other material that identifies or is likely to lead to the identification of the child offender. Identifying information has been removed from this version of the remarks to comply with the statute and the offender's name has been replaced with a pseudonym (which is a colour). Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Local Court Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 31 October 2015 File Number(s): 2015/14396; 2015/95785; 2014/79046; 2014/06825