R v Nicholas Murray Read [2018] NSWDC 304

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Nicholas Murray Read [2018] NSWDC 304 Hearing dates: 20 July 2018 Date of orders: 10 September 2018 Decision date: 10 September 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Montgomery DCJ Decision: See [81] Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – reckless wounding – acting with intent to pervert the course of justice – guilty plea Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1986 Cases Cited: Callaghan v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 58 R v Hookey [2018] NSWCCA 147 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Sefian v R [2018] NSWCCA 194 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: Crown

Nicholas Murray Read (offender) Representation: Counsel:

Mr D. Curran (Crown) Mr G. Stanton (offender) File Number(s): 2016/00117832 Publication restriction: Nil

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SENTENCE 1. The offender is to be sentenced following his pleas of guilty to the following Counts on the indictment: * Count 2: on 8 April 2016, at Dee Why in the State of New South Wales, did recklessly wounded Bradley Gibbs: section 35(4) Crimes Act 1900. The maximum penalty is 7 years imprisonment and the standard non-parole period is 3 years. * Count 3: on 22 April 2016, in Parklea in the State of New South Wales, did an act, namely, offered Bradley Gibbs money to withhold true evidence, with intent thereby to pervert the course of justice: s 319 Crimes Act 1900. The maximum penalty is 14 years imprisonment and there is no standard non-parole period. * Count 4: on 23 April 2016 in Parklea in the State of New South Wales, did an act, namely he asked Samantha Williams to dissuade Bradley Gibbs from attending court to give evidence as a witness, with intent to pervert the course of justice: s 319 Crimes Act. The maximum penalty is 14 years imprisonment and there is no standard non-parole period.