R v Fisher [2017] NSWDC 56

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fisher [2017] NSWDC 56 Hearing dates: 9 March 2017 Decision date: 17 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge A Haesler SC Decision: Sentence:

Aggregate sentence 8 years 5 months with a non-parole period of 5 years commencing 21 July 2015.

Offender eligible for consideration for release to parole 20 July 2020. Catchwords: Sexual violence - domestic context - victim impact - late guilty plea following early admissions - impact of delayed plea on victim - young naïve first offender impact of imprisonment - do harsh sentences deter? other important sentencing considerations – questionable remorse - risk of reoffending diminished - Need for sentence to vindicate victim of sexual violence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 Cases Cited: Afiouny [2017] NSWCCA 23 Attorney General's Application No. 1: (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA102 Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525 Clinch (1994) 72 A Crim R 301 Dunn (2004) 144 A Crim R 180 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Johnson v The Queen (2004) ALR 346 M A [2004] NSWCCA 92 MAK (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Mooney v R [2016] NSWCCA 231 Munda v Western Australia [2013] HCA 38 Nguyen v The Queen (2016) 256 CLR 656 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623 Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 Thawer [2009] NSWCCA 158 The Queen v Pham [2015] HCA 39 Thompson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Texts Cited: Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council, Does Imprisonment Deter? A Review of the Evidence; April 2011 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Leroy Travis Fisher (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr G James QC (Offender)