R v Hardes [2020] NSWDC 191

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hardes [2020] NSWDC 191 Hearing dates: 20 March 2020 Decision date: 12 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: O'Brien AM DCJ Decision: Aggregate term of imprisonment of 7 years. Non-parole period of 4 years and 6 months. See order [66]. Catchwords: SENTENCING – Reasons for judgment – enter dwelling with intent to commit robbery in circumstances of special aggravation being armed and in company – wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm – supply prohibited drug greater than indictable quantity – use of knife by co-offender – different levels of participation by offender and co-offender in joint criminal enterprise – role of offender in drug supply – methylamphetamine and its effect on social disadvantage - distinction between subjective cases of co-offenders – history of mental illness – parity – totality – special circumstances – risk of institutionalisation – aggregate sentence. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Fahs v R [2007] NSWCCA 26 Jackson v R [2010] NSWCCA 162 Johnson v R, Moody v R [2010] NSWCCA 124 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606; [1984] HCA 46 Markarian v R (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v R (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v Dickinson [2004] NSWCCA 457 R v MacDonell (2002) 128 A Crim R 44 R v McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242; (2006) 66 NSWLR 566 R v Morabito (1992) 62 A Crim R 82 R v Parente [2017] NSWCCA 284 R v Watt (unrep, 2/4/97, NSWCCA) Williams v R [2010] NSWCCA 15 Wong and Leung v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Texts Cited: Special Commission of Inquiry into crystal methamphetamine and other amphetamine-type stimulants: Report – Volume 4, Professor Dan Howard SC, January 2020. Category: Sentence Parties: Nicholas Hardes (the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr T Warr (for the offender) Mr T Pickering (for Director of Public Prosecutions)