NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Parsons [2016] NSWDC 452 Hearing dates: 11 November 2016 Date of orders: 11 November 2016 Decision date: 11 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: Count 1: I impose a term of imprisonment of 2 years, to be suspended pursuant to s 12 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999. Count 2: I impose a term of imprisonment of 18 months, to be suspended pursuant to s 12 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999: at [40]-[41] Catchwords: SENTENCING — Penalties — Suspended sentences SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Rehabilitation — Not fully aware of the consequences of his or her actions because of the offender's mental condition —Remorse — Unlikely to re-offend SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Form 1 offences — Purposes of sentencing — Moral culpability SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Mental illness Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Elturk v R (2014) 239 A Crim R 584 R v Greaves [2014] NSWCCA 194 R v Whyte [2002] NSWCCA 343 Whybrow v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 270 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown)
Matthew Parsons (Offender) Representation: Mr D Curran (Crown)
Ms N Mikhaiel (Counsel for the Offender) File Number(s): 2015/250182 Publication restriction: Nil
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