R v Fordham; R v Piukala [2019] NSWDC 534

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fordham; R v Piukala [2019] NSWDC 534 Hearing dates: 24 June 2019 Date of orders: 26 June 2019 Decision date: 26 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Fordham – imprisonment 6 years 9 months non-parole period 5 years Piukala – imprisonment 6 years 9 months non-parole period 3 years Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Assault occasioning actual bodily harm CRIME — Violent offences — Aggravated robbery SENTENCING — Non-parole period — Principles to be applied SENTENCING — Non-parole period — Standard non-parole period SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Probation and parole — Non-parole period SENTENCING — Plea of guilty — Committal for sentence SENTENCING — Commencement — Pre-sentence custody period Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Court Act 1998 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 Tepania v The Queen [2018] NSWCCA 247 Veen v R (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 White v The Queen [2016] NSWCCA 190 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Jay Mathew Fordham (Offender) John Piukala (Offender) Representation: Emma Fargher (Crown) Scott Schaudin (Offender – Fordham) Ken Averre (Offender – Piukala)