R v John [2019] NSWDC 843

R v John [2019] NSWDC 843

Although the offence occurred in company and the offender was liable for the acts of the co-offenders, his role was limited to stepping inside the doorway and making one statement, placing the objective seriousness at the very bottom of the range. His intellectual disability, psychological conditions, severe childhood abuse and neglect, vulnerability in custody, and genuine remorse reduced his moral culpability. Despite his extensive criminal history and the aggravating fact that he offended while on conditional liberty, the s 5 threshold for imprisonment had not been passed and the community was better served by a Community Correction Order with supervision and support.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
30 August 2019
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sentence / Sentence Following Guilty Plea After Committal for Sentence From the Albury Local Court
Outcome
The offender was convicted and ordered to comply with a Community Correction Order for 18 months commencing 30 August 2019.
Legal Topics
['aggravated Enter Dwelling With Intent Knowing Persons There' 'community Correction Order' 'objective Seriousness' 'intellectual Disability' 'childhood Abuse and Neglect' 'reduced Moral Culpability' 'conditional Liberty' 'guilty Plea Discount']
['criminal Law' 'sentencing'] ['aggravated Enter Dwelling With Intent Knowing Persons There' 'community Correction Order' 'objective Seriousness' 'intellectual Disability' 'childhood Abuse and Neglect' 'reduced Moral Culpability' 'conditional Liberty' 'guilty Plea Discount']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Sentence / Sentence Following Guilty Plea After Committal for Sentence From the Albury Local Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['What sentence should be imposed for aggravated enter dwelling with intent, knowing persons were there, contrary to s 111(2) of the Crimes Act 1900.' "Whether the objective seriousness of the offence and the offender's subjective circumstances justified imprisonment or a Community Correction Order." "How the offender's intellectual disability, psychological conditions, history of abuse and neglect, criminal history, guilty plea, and offending while on conditional liberty affected sentence."]

Ratio Decidendi

Although the offence occurred in company and the offender was liable for the acts of the co-offenders, his role was limited to stepping inside the doorway and making one statement, placing the objective seriousness at the very bottom of the range. His intellectual disability, psychological conditions, severe childhood abuse and neglect, vulnerability in custody, and genuine remorse reduced his moral culpability. Despite his extensive criminal history and the aggravating fact that he offended while on conditional liberty, the s 5 threshold for imprisonment had not been passed and the community was better served by a Community Correction Order with supervision and support.

Court Disposition

The offender was convicted and ordered to comply with a Community Correction Order for 18 months commencing 30 August 2019.

Orders

  • ['The offender is convicted.' 'Pursuant to section 8(1) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, the offender is to comply with a Community Correction Order for a period of 18 months commencing 30 August 2019.' 'The offender must not commit any offence.' 'The offender must appear before court if called upon to...