R v Sua [2019] NSWDC 794

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Sua [2019] NSWDC 794 Hearing dates: 11 October 2019 and 06 December 2019 Date of orders: 06 December 2019 Decision date: 06 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Sentence of imprisonment of 4 years 6 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 3 months Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Recklessly cause grievous bodily harm SENTENCING — Non-parole period — Principles to be applied SENTENCING — Non-parole period — Standard non-parole period SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Joint criminal enterprise SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Joint sentence proceedings SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Form 1 offences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — General principles SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Maximum penalty SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Parole period SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Age of offender SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Attorney General's application under s 37 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518 Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Salec Sua (Offender) Representation: Henry Hudson (Crown) Peter Lange (Offender)