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Director of Public Prosecutions v McLennan

Case [2023] VCC 2290

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AGLC: Director of Public Prosecutions v McLennan [2023] VCC 2290
Case: [2023] VCC 2290
Decision Date: 8 December 2023

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Director of Public Prosecutions v McLennan [2023] VCC 2290

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Newton (a pseudonym) v The King [2023] VSCA 22
Citation 1 (Para 8)

…affect you, and that this must be given weight in the sentencing process, as reducing your moral culpability to some extent. [5] Cf Newton v The King [2023] VSCA 22 at [45].…
Rosie Alexander (a pseudonym) v The Queen [2021] VSCA 217
Citation 2

…71; Newton v The King [2023] VSCA 22; R v Verdins (2007) 171 A Crim R 227; DPP v O’Neill [2015] VSCA 325; Alexander v The Queen [2021] VSCA 217; DPP (Cth) v Boyles [2016] VSCA 267; Guven v The Queen [2017] VSCA 92; Veen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; Kargar v The Queen [2018] VSCA 148; DPP v Christie [2021] VCC 24; Ti…
Alexander v The Queen [2021] VSCA 140
Citation 3 (Para 2)

…ibility for any impairment of your mental functioning that you were experiencing that night.[11] [9] Forensicare Report (17 November 2023), [31]; Alexander v The Queen (2021) VSCA 217. [10] See Forensicare Report (17 November 2023), [74]. [11] DPP (Cth) v Boyles [2016] VSCA 267 at [40]-[44].…
Dirbass v The Queen [2018] VSCA 272
Citation 4 (Para 2)

…for approximately twenty minutes, [4] and caused extensive damage to the store. [3] Cf R v Lee [2006] VSCA 80 at [24]. [4] Cf Dirbass v The Queen [2018] VSCA 272 at [65]; and Salapura v The Queen [2018] VSCA 255 at [57].…
Salapura v The Queen [2018] VSCA 255
Citation 5 (Para 2)

…xtensive damage to the store. [3] Cf R v Lee [2006] VSCA 80 at [24]. [4] Cf Dirbass v The Queen [2018] VSCA 272 at [65]; and Salapura v The Queen [2018] VSCA 255 at [57].…
Kargar v The Queen [2018] VSCA 148
Citation 6 (Para 1)

…on). I was referred to two decisions, largely on the basis that they were very different from the offending in this case.[13] [13] Kargar v The Queen [2018] VSCA 148; and DPP v Christie [2021] VCC 24.…
Till v The Queen [2018] VSCA 122
Citation 7 (Para 2)

…arily be considered in assessing the seriousness of an instance of aggravated burglary.[15] I have had regard to those matters. [14] Till v The Queen [2018] VSCA 122; Kiezenberg v The Queen [2017] VSCA 235. [15] DPP v Meyers (2014) 44 VR 486. These are the offender’s intent at point of entry, mode of entry, whethe…
Nick Kiezenberg v The Queen [2017] VSCA 235
Citation 8 (Para 2)

…iousness of an instance of aggravated burglary.[15] I have had regard to those matters. [14] Till v The Queen [2018] VSCA 122; Kiezenberg v The Queen [2017] VSCA 235. [15] DPP v Meyers (2014) 44 VR 486. These are the offender’s intent at point of entry, mode of entry, whether the offender was carrying a weapon, wh…
Muhittin Guven v The Queen [2017] VSCA 92
Citation 9 (Para 5)

…se the importance of community protection from you, and thereby point towards a countervailing need for a longer sentence.[12] [12] Guven v The Queen [2017] VSCA 92 at [3] (Osborn JA) and [54] (Kidd AJA); and Veen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 at 476-7.…
DPP (Cth) v Boyles (a pseudonym) [2016] VSCA 267
Citation 10 (Para 2)

…rt (17 November 2023), [31]; Alexander v The Queen (2021) VSCA 217. [10] See Forensicare Report (17 November 2023), [74]. [11] DPP (Cth) v Boyles [2016] VSCA 267 at [40]-[44].…
DPP v O'Neill [2015] VSCA 325
Citation 11 (Para 12)

…tion of the principles of general deterrence repugnant to the underlying sense of humanity which guides proper sentencing.[7] [7] DPP v O’Neill [2015] VSCA 325 at [59] and [71]-[78].…
DPP v Meyers [2014] VSCA 314
Citation 12 (Para 2)

…ed burglary.[15] I have had regard to those matters. [14] Till v The Queen [2018] VSCA 122; Kiezenberg v The Queen [2017] VSCA 235. [15] DPP v Meyers (2014) 44 VR 486. These are the offender’s intent at point of entry, mode of entry, whether the offender was carrying a weapon, whether offender was alone or in compa…
Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37
Citation 13

…ases Cited: R v Lee [2006] VSCA 272; Dirbass v The Queen [2018] VSCA 272; Salapura v The Queen [2018] VSCA 255; Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; Newton v The King [2023] VSCA 22; R v Verdins (2007) 171 A Crim R 227; DPP v O’Neill [2015] VSCA 325; Alexander v The Queen [2021] VSCA 217; DPP (Cth) v Boyles [2016] V…
R v Lewis [2006] VSCA 272
Citation 14

…present – early plea of guilty. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1958 (Vic); Control of Weapons Act 1990 (Vic) Cases Cited: R v Lee [2006] VSCA 272; Dirbass v The Queen [2018] VSCA 272; Salapura v The Queen [2018] VSCA 255; Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; Newton v The King [2023] VSCA 22; R v Verdins (2007) 17…
R v Lee [2006] VSCA 80
Citation 15 (Para 2)

…r man, and lighting a fire. Your conduct persisted for approximately twenty minutes, [4] and caused extensive damage to the store. [3] Cf R v Lee [2006] VSCA 80 at [24]. [4] Cf Dirbass v The Queen [2018] VSCA 272 at [65]; and Salapura v The Queen [2018] VSCA 255 at [57].…
Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14
Citation 16 (Para 5)

…owards a countervailing need for a longer sentence.[12] [12] Guven v The Queen [2017] VSCA 92 at [3] (Osborn JA) and [54] (Kidd AJA); and Veen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 at 476-7.…
Director of Public Prosecutions v Christie [2021] VCC 24
Citation 17 (Para 1)

…, largely on the basis that they were very different from the offending in this case.[13] [13] Kargar v The Queen [2018] VSCA 148; and DPP v Christie [2021] VCC 24.…

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