R v Bottom [2019] NSWDC 828

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Bottom [2019] NSWDC 828 Hearing dates: 20 November 2019 Decision date: 20 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Norrish QC DCJ Decision: Sentenced to an aggregate sentence of nine years imprisonment; non-parole period of four years and eleven months Catchwords: CRIME – Sentence – break enter and steal – drive in manner dangerous knowing police in pursuit; being required to stop vehicle and not stopping – steal firearms in company – stealing and firearms/ammunition offences on Forms 1 – ADVO and drive whilst disqualified offences on s 166 – offender on conditional liberty at time of offending - totality – relevance of non-parole period - methylamphetamine dependency – planned offending not impulsive – significant criminal history – no history of mental illness or conduct disorder – regular employment until death of child and breakdown of relationship – depression – special circumstances – contrition. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes Act (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999. Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application No 1 (2002) 56 NSWLR 147 Jimmy v R [2010] NSWCCA 60 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Pearce v R (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Holder [1983] 3 NSWLR 245, R v Johnson [2004] NSWCCA 341 R v Mill [1988] 166 CLR 59 R v Ponfield (1999) 48 NSWLR 327 R v XX (2009) 195 A Crim R 38 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Veen v R (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; 164 CLR 465 Wong v R (2001) 207 CLR 584 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Thomas Wayne Bottom (offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Roff (offender)