R v Dylan Peter Gray [2016] NSWDC 368

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Dylan Peter Gray [2016] NSWDC 368 Hearing dates: 2 November 2016 Date of orders: 16 December 2016 Decision date: 16 December 2016 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: (1) The offender is convicted on each sequence;

(2) The offender is to serve a non-parole period of 3 years and 9 months, to date from today and expire on 15 September 2020;

(3) The offender is to serve an additional term of imprisonment of 1 year and 3 months, to commence on 16 September 2020 and to expire on 15 December 2021, at which time the offender is eligible to be released to parole; and

(4) The offender is disqualified from driving for 3 years. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – PROPERTY OFFENCES – break and enter with intent to commit serious indictable offence – break and enter with commit serious indictable offence – larceny – unlawfully in possession of property – furnishing false statement to licensee – DRIVING OFFENCES – reckless driving

SENTENCING – principles of sentencing – aggravating factor – conditional liberty – likelihood of re-offending – guarded prospects of rehabilitation – plea of guilty – aggregate sentence of imprisonment imposed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 4, 112(1)(a), 113(1) and 527C(1)(a) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) s 166(1)(b) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 21A, 22, 47(1)(a) and 53A Pawnbrokers and Second Hand Dealers Act 1996 (NSW) s 15(4) Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 117(2) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (No 1 of 2002) (2002) 56 NSWLR 146; [2002] NSWCCA 518 Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58 Frigiani v R [2007] NSWCCA 81 Attorney General's Application (No 1) under s 26 of the Criminal Appeal Act; R v Ponfield; R v Scott; R v Ryan; R v Johnson (1999) 48 NSWLR 327; [1999] NSWCCA 435 Palijan v R [2010] NSWCCA 142 Pearce v R (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 Porter v R [2008] NSWCCA 145 R v Carter [2003] NSWCCA 243 R v Huynh [2005] NSWCCA 220 R v Lulham [2016] NSWCCA 287 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Tuuta (2014) 239 A Crim R 399; [2014] NSWCCA 40 Rich v R [2007] NSWCCA 193 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Mr Dylan Peter Gray (Offender) Representation: Solicitor for the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Mr J Nashed (Offender) File Number(s): 2015/244277 Publication restriction: N/A