R v Hurst [2018] NSWDC 524

R v Hurst [2018] NSWDC 524

An aggregate sentence of 3 years and 9 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of 1 year 9 months, reflecting mid-range seriousness, guilty plea discounts, antecedents, rehabilitation prospects, and special circumstances due to time served and background.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
10 August 2018
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sentencing / Sentence
Outcome
Aggregate sentence of imprisonment imposed; convictions entered.
Legal Topics
['property Offences' 'destroying or Damaging Property' 'violent Offences' 'reckless Wounding' 'sentencing' 'non Parole Period' 'standard Non Parole Period' 'aggregate Sentences' 'purposes of Sentencing']
['criminal Law'] ['property Offences' 'destroying or Damaging Property' 'violent Offences' 'reckless Wounding' 'sentencing' 'non Parole Period' 'standard Non Parole Period' 'aggregate Sentences' 'purposes of Sentencing']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Sentencing / Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentencing for reckless wounding and property damage' 'Application of standard non-parole period provisions' 'Assessment of objective seriousness and subjective circumstances' 'Finding of special circumstances for non-parole period']

Ratio Decidendi

An aggregate sentence of 3 years and 9 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of 1 year 9 months, reflecting mid-range seriousness, guilty plea discounts, antecedents, rehabilitation prospects, and special circumstances due to time served and background.

Court Disposition

Aggregate sentence of imprisonment imposed; convictions entered.

Orders

  • ['Aggregate sentence of imprisonment for 3 years 9 months commencing 7 April 2018' 'Non-parole period of 1 year 9 months expiring 6 January 2020' 'Eligible for parole after non-parole period, with parole expiry on 6 January 2022' 'Convictions entered for reckless wounding and damaging property']