R v Williams-Savage

The case of R v Williams-Savage involved the offender, Jacob Williams-Savage, who was found guilty of multiple charges of attempted burglary, burglary, damaging property, theft, driving without consent, and driving while disqualified. The court had to determine the appropriate sentences for these offences. The legal issues included the objective seriousness of the offences, the subjective circumstances of the offender, the offender's criminal history, and the effect of the offender's pleas of guilty on the sentence. The court also had to consider the relevance of the offender's participation in an intensive correction order (ICO) that had expired at the time of the sentencing hearing.

The court considered the objective seriousness of the offences, which involved a series of commercial burglaries and thefts that occurred over a short period of time. The court also took into account the subjective circumstances of the offender, including his history of drug use, his family support, and his motivation for rehabilitation. The offender's criminal history, which included multiple driving-related offences, was also considered. The court determined that the offender's return to illicit drug use was a significant factor in the offending and that there were reasonable prospects for his rehabilitation if he could address his drug use.

The court imposed sentences of imprisonment for each offence, taking into account the need for general and specific deterrence, as well as the potential for rehabilitation. The court also considered the need to introduce a degree of concurrency in the sentences due to the close temporal relationship between the offences. The court ordered that the sentences commence on 1 May 2020 and that the non-parole period be set at 48 months, starting on 1 May 2020 and ending on 31 April 2024. The court also ordered that the offender be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for a period of two years and one day on each of the charges of driving while disqualified as a repeat offender, with those periods to be concurrent not cumulative.