R v Pughe [2019] NSWDC 897

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Pughe [2019] NSWDC 897 Hearing dates: 1 November 2019 Date of orders: 07 November 2019 Decision date: 07 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bright DCJ Decision: Taking into account the Form 1 matters, the offender is sentenced to a total aggregate sentence of 13 years and 4 months to date from 28 December 2018 and expire on 27 April 2032 with a non-parole period of 8 years to date from 28 December 2018 and expire on 27 December 2026.

The earliest date upon which the offender will be eligible for parole is 27 December 2026. Catchwords: CRIMINAL – sentence – demand with menaces by accusation that person has committed a serious indictable offence – demand with menaces intending to obtain a gain or cause a loss – importance of general deterrence - parity Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Attorney General's Reference No 40 of 2002 (John Alexander Collard) [2003] 1 Cr App R (5) 98 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1 Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 R v Barroso [1998] VSC 249 R v Hadjou (1989) 11 Cr App R (S)29 R v Son Vo [1998] VSC 319 R v Turner [2019] NSWDC 618 The Queen v Son Vo [1998] VSC 319 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Robert Pughe (the Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Murray (for the Offender)