R v Huggett [2020] NSWDC 117

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Huggett [2020] NSWDC 117 Hearing dates: 06 September 2018, 29 November 2018, 31 January 2019, 07 March 2019, 08 July 2019, 30 October 2019, 05 November 2019 & 05 February 2020 Date of orders: 28 February 2020 Decision date: 28 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: State offences – aggregate term of imprisonment of 2 years Federal offence – term of imprisonment of 3 years 4 months with a non-parole period of 2 years Catchwords: SENTENCING — Federal offenders — Relevant considerations SENTENCING — Federal offenders — Sentence by State court for offence against Commonwealth law SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — General deterrence SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Deterrence — Specific deterrence SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — General principles SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Aggregate sentences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Accumulation, concurrency and totality SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Purposes of sentencing SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Expert reports SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Reasons for sentence SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Code Act 1995 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Cases Cited: R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 107 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174 Xiao v The Queen [2018] 96 NSWLR 1 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Owen John Huggett (Offender) Representation: Michael Tsiavlis (Commonwealth Crown) Wali Shukoor (counsel) (Offender)