R v Robert ROSALIN [2006] NSWDC 161

R v Robert ROSALIN [2006] NSWDC 161

Despite the offender's mental illness and difficult background, the gravity of the aggravated assaults and the need for personal deterrence require a sentence of imprisonment with a non-parole period, concurrent terms, and parole conditions emphasizing supervision and rehabilitation.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 August 2006
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sentencing / Sentence
Outcome
Convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'assault' 'mental Health' 'aggravated Robbery']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'assault' 'mental Health' 'aggravated Robbery']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Sentencing / Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for aggravated assault with intent to rob committed by an offender with mental illness' 'Relevance of mental illness and intoxication to sentencing' 'Consideration of personal and general deterrence in sentencing' 'Effect of early guilty plea on sentencing']

Ratio Decidendi

Despite the offender's mental illness and difficult background, the gravity of the aggravated assaults and the need for personal deterrence require a sentence of imprisonment with a non-parole period, concurrent terms, and parole conditions emphasizing supervision and rehabilitation.

Court Disposition

Convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • ['On each offence, concurrent sentences imposed from 18 February 2006' 'Non-parole period of 12 months' 'Total term of three years imprisonment' 'Release to parole on 17 February 2007' 'Parole conditions: release to a residential rehabilitation facility and supervision by Probation and Parole Service']