R v Drummond [2021] NSWDC 510

R v Drummond [2021] NSWDC 510

Given the offender's youth, isolated nature of the offending, steps taken towards rehabilitation, and given that the conditional release order can serve the interests of general deterrence, it is appropriate not to record a conviction.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
16 September 2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Sentence Severity Appeal From Local Court to District Court
Outcome
appeal upheld
Legal Topics
['sentence Appeal' 'conditional Release Order' 'recording of Conviction' 'general Deterrence']
['criminal Law'] ['sentence Appeal' 'conditional Release Order' 'recording of Conviction' 'general Deterrence']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Sentence Severity Appeal From Local Court to District Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether a conviction should be recorded for the offences where a conditional release order was imposed' 'Appropriate weight of general deterrence and rehabilitation in the circumstances']

Ratio Decidendi

Given the offender's youth, isolated nature of the offending, steps taken towards rehabilitation, and given that the conditional release order can serve the interests of general deterrence, it is appropriate not to record a conviction.

Court Disposition

appeal upheld

Orders

  • ['Conviction quashed.' 'Conditional release order confirmed.' 'Common assault against Mr Wilds: nine months conditional release order from 16 September 2021.' 'Assault against Ms Sheehan: fourteen months conditional release order from 16 September 2021.']