R v Sean Hollis [2019] NSWDC 139

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Sean Hollis [2019] NSWDC 139 Hearing dates: 22 February 2019; 1 March 2019 Date of orders: 01 March 2019 Decision date: 01 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Sentence: Aggregate sentence four years and one month. Non parole period two years and one month. Catchwords: SENTENCING – a police pursuit – reckless driving – a disturbing incident outside Wollongong hospital – knife and flammable liquids used to prevent apprehension – police assaulted – police vehicles damaged – police dog deployed – police negotiations fail – fire hose deployed – police show extraordinary restraint – offender placed in induced coma – objectively serious offending – significant risk to police and public – maximum penalties considered – early guilty plea – aggregate sentence – mentally ill offender – mental illness defence not raised – family support – offender gives evidence – deprived background – abuse and drug use – extensive criminal history – long period of non-offending – resumption of illicit drug use – regret – moral responsibility low – treatment plan – need for Community Treatment Order – purposes of sentencing. Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application No 2 of 2002 [2002]137 A Crim R 196 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 Courtney v R [2007] NSWCCA 195; 172 A Crim R 371 DPP v De Le Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Category: Sentence Parties: Sean Hollis (Offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Solicitors: Mr P Townsend (for the Offender) Ms T Lasschuit (for the Director of Public Prosecutions) File Number(s): 2018/00091499