R v Mervyn Davidson [2018] NSWDC 45

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Mervyn Davidson [2018] NSWDC 45 Hearing dates: 29 January 2018, 8 February 2018, 18 February 2018 Date of orders: 09 March 2018 Decision date: 09 March 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Sentenced to an aggregate sentence of 11 years imprisonment with a non-parole period 7 years 8 Catchwords: Sentence: Aggravated attempt robbery with grievous bodily harm, attack on cashier, attack on good samaritan, standard non parole period applying Muldrock, above mid range, assault police, choking cellmate, drug induced psychosis, applying Bugmy factors, institutionalisation, weight to be given to deterrence retribution and victim vindication. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application No 2 of 2002 [2002] 137 A Crim R 196 Bugmy v The Queen (2103) 249 CLR 571 Cahyadi [2007] NSWCCA 1 Callaghan [2006] NSWCCA 58 Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Henry v R 1999) 46 NSWLR 346 Hili v The Queen 920101) 242 CLR 520 Jackson [2010] NSWCCA 162 at [24] Jinette [2012] NSWCCA 217 at [103] Knight (2005) 155 A Crim R 252 at [112] Markarian (2005) 228 CLR 357 at [30] and [31] Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 at [27] Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 at 307-308 R v M.S.K. [2006] NSWCCA 381 Ryan (2001) 206 CLR 267 Stewart [2012] NSWCCA 183 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 at 477 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629 Texts Cited: Judicial Officer's Bulletin: 24 no 10, November 2012 Parole Supervision and Re-offending: Wai-Yin Wan, Suzanne Poynton, Gerard van Doorn and Don Weatherburn. httpp://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/ Documents/parolesupervisionandreoffending.pdf Category: Sentence Parties: Mervyn Davidson (Offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Solicitors: Mr Jeffreys, Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT), (for the offender) Ms S Knox (for the Director of Public Prosecutions) File Number(s): 2017/00028518; 2017/00057712