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IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WHANGAREI REGISTRY
CRI-2015-488-41
CRI-2015-488-42
CRI-2015-488-43
CRI-2015-488-44 [2016] NZHC 187
ISRAEL JOHN TRIBBLE
v
NEW ZEALAND POLICE
Hearing:
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3 February 2016
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Appearances:
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A Dooney for the Appellant
M A Jarman-Taylor and J W Wall for the Respondent
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Judgment:
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16 February 2016
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Reissued:
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18 February 2016
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JUDGMENT OF THOMAS J
This judgment was delivered by me on 16 February 2016 at 4.45 pm pursuant to Rule 11.5 of the High Court Rules.
Registrar/Deputy Registrar
Date:...............................
Solicitors:
Marsden, Woods, Inskip and Smith, Whangarei.
Counsel:
A Dooney, Whangarei.
TRIBBLE v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2016] NZHC 187 [16 February 2016]
Introduction
[1] Mr Israel Tribble was convicted of aggravated robbery using a firearm, under s 235(c) of the Crimes Act.1 He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced on 12 November
2015 to five years and three months’ imprisonment, with a minimum
non-parole period of two years.
[2] Mr Tribble now appeals that sentence on the grounds that it was
manifestly excessive.
Factual background
[3] On 11 August 2015, the victim was at the Hilltop Dairy in
Dargaville where she worked. Her home is attached to the dairy.
[4] Mr Tribble and his co-offender Mr Paniora planned to rob
the dairy, discussing it over text with associates.
Mr Paniora was to be the
driver and pick Mr Tribble up afterward. For the purpose of the robbery, Mr
Tribble obtained a double-barrelled
shotgun, which had had the barrel shortened,
ammunition, a carry bag and some items of disguise.
[5] Around 4.15 pm, Mr Paniora drove Mr Tribble near the store. Once
nearing the shop, Mr Tribble pulled a red bandanna over
his face. Once inside,
he took the shotgun out of the bag.
[6] As there was no-one in the store, Mr Tribble went through a hallway into the victim’s home. He pointed the shotgun at her and demanded access to the safe. On being told there was no safe, Mr Tribble demanded that she come back into the shop area, and requested the money from the till. The victim opened the till, removed the cash, and placed it in the defendant’s carry bag. Mr Tribble then requested the cigarettes from the display cupboard, which the victim also placed in the bag. Mr Tribble pointed the shotgun at her while making these requests.
[7] Mr Tribble then ran out of the shop, to the nearby road where Mr
Paniora was waiting. The amount taken was approximately
$200 in cash, and 20
packets of cigarettes.
[8] The Police executed a search warrant at a house on 21 August, and
located both men there as well as a number of items used
in the robbery, such as
the bandanna, carry bag and shotgun. When asked, Mr Tribble admitted some of
the facts and stated that
he needed money. He claimed he had received the
shotgun from an unknown associate about a year earlier and had cut it
down.
Pre-sentence report
[9] Mr Tribble was found to have little insight into his offending.
Key influences on his offending were seen as being gang
and peer associations,
and methamphetamine use. These factors were also reported by Probation as
being drivers in Mr Tribble’s
more recent non-compliance with the
conditions of his supervision sentence. While his family appeared to be
supportive,
they too noted the effect of methamphetamine and gangs on Mr
Tribble. He reported taking methamphetamine daily, but was
unable to link
his drug-taking with his offending, simply stating that he carried out the
offence because he “was bored”.
District Court Decision
[10] In the District Court, the Judge sentenced Mr Tribble on a number of
charges: aggravated robbery, breach of a supervision
order, driving dangerously,
driving while disqualified and failing to stop for a police officer on
request.
[11] The Judge found the aggravated robbery charge was the lead charge,
and identified the aggravating factors as the actual and
threatened use of
violence, use of a weapon, entry into the victim’s private residence, and
the planning (including the use
of disguises, getaway vehicle and obtaining a
weapon). He considered that there were no mitigating features of the
offending.
[12] The Judge drew on the guideline judgment of R v Mako and
adopted a
starting point of seven years’ imprisonment, higher than the Crown, who advocated
six years’ in written submissions, and five years orally. The Judge
described the victim’s experience as one of the
most frightening
experiences anyone could expect.
[13] The Judge considered whether to impose an uplift, but chose not to,
given that he had adopted a high starting point. This
was despite the fact that
the offending was committed whilst on bail and while subject to a sentence,
being the community based sentences,
and on bail for the driving charges
outlined above.
[14] The Judge rejected an argument that Mr Tribble was entitled to
a youth discount at the age of 21, as he had
a host of prior
convictions and was an experienced offender. He allowed a 25 per cent
reduction for Mr Tribble’s
early guilty plea, taking the overall sentence
to 5 years and three months’ imprisonment.
[15] For the other charges the Judge imposed concurrent sentences,
with one month imprisonment for dangerous driving, three
months’
imprisonment for driving while disqualified, and one month imprisonment each for
the breaches of community work and
supervision.
Appellant’s submissions
[16] Counsel for Mr Tribble challenges the seven year starting point
that was adopted. Counsel submits that a starting
point of four
years’ imprisonment is appropriate, or five years at the upper
end.
[17] Following the guideline judgment of Mako, counsel submits
that Mr Tribble’s main intention was to rob a dairy. The entry into the
victim’s home was not a primary
motivating factor. Counsel submits that
within the guidance offered in Mako, this was essentially a robbery of a
“small retail shop” for which a four to five year starting point is
recommended.
[18] Counsel for Mr Tribble points to two cases with lower starting points which are said to be comparable, Mark v R and Leisi v New Zealand Police.2 Counsel also submits that no minimum period of imprisonment was necessary.
Respondent’s submissions
[19] The Crown submits that the seven year starting point, although at
the very top end, was not out of range. The Crown submits
that the aggravating
factors were correctly identified, although it is noted that the Judge was
mistaken to say that the gun was
loaded as it appears that it was unloaded but
that Mr Tribble had five or six rounds of ammunition in his pocket. The Crown
submits
that the fact that the gun was not loaded does not diminish the
seriousness of the use of a firearm. Ms Jarman-Taylor
conceded, however,
that the dicta in Mako relating to robbing dwelling homes is not really,
in the circumstances, relevant.
[20] The Crown further submits that the Judge was correct not to give a
youth discount given that Mr Tribble was 21 and had seven
prior
convictions.
[21] In the alternative, the Crown submits that, if the five
year three month sentence was excessive, it is offset
by the fact that the
Judge did not impose cumulative sentences for the unrelated offending involving
speeding and breaching other
sentences.
[22] Finally, the Crown submits that the minimum period of imprisonment
(MPI) was appropriate with reference to the guidelines
for imposing an MPI in s
86 of the Sentencing Act. The MPI of 24 months is very slightly different to
the time at which the appellant would have served one-third of his sentence,
or
21 months.
Appeal against sentence
[23] Section 250(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 states that the
Court must allow the appeal if satisfied that:
(a) for any reason, there is an error in the sentence imposed on
conviction; and
(b) a different sentence should be imposed.
[24] In any other case, the Court must dismiss the appeal.3
[25] The Court of Appeal in Tutakangahau v R has recently
confirmed that s
250(2) was not intended to change the previous approach taken by the courts
under the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.4 Further, despite s 250
making no express reference to “manifestly excessive”, this
principle is “well-engrained”
in the court’s approach to
sentence appeals.5
[26] The approach taken under the former Summary Proceedings Act was set
out in R v Shipton:6
(a) There must be an error vitiating the lower Court’s original
sentencing discretion: the appeal must proceed on an “error
principle.”
(b) To establish an error in sentencing it must be shown that the Judge
in the lower Court made an error whether intrinsically
or as a result of
additional material submitted to the appeal Court.
(c) It is only if an error of that character is involved that the
appeal Court should re-exercise the sentencing discretion.
[27] The High Court will not intervene where the sentence is within the
range that can properly be justified by accepted sentencing
principles. Whether
a sentence is manifestly excessive is to be examined in terms of the sentence
given, rather than the process
by which the sentence is
reached.7
Analysis
[28] The guideline judgment on aggravated robbery sentences is R v
Mako.8 In that case, the Court of Appeal identified a range of
factors which serve to aggravate an aggravated robbery. They stated:
[52] What we have said about these features amply demonstrates that the
criminality in any aggravated robbery offence must be assessed
by the particular
combination of features of which it is composed. That assessment must be made
as a matter of judgment unconstrained
by over-emphasis on one feature such as
the nature of the target premises.
4 Tutakangahau v R [2014] NZCA 279, [2014] 3 NZLR 482 at [26]- [27].
5 At [33], [35].
6 R v Shipton [2007] 2 NZLR 218 (CA) at [138]-[140].
7 Ripia v R [2011] NZCA 101 at [15].
8 R v Mako [2000] NZCA 407; [2000] 2 NZLR 170, (2000) 17 CRNZ 272 (CA).
[29] However, the Court also identified some examples of aggravated
robbery offending and the appropriate starting points in each
case. In
particular, and as identified by the District Court Judge in this case:
[54] ... The robbery of commercial premises where members of the public can be expected to be present, targeting substantial sums in tills or a safe by a group, with a lethal weapon, disguises and other indications of preparation, should attract for adult perpetrators after a defended trial a starting point of
6, or perhaps more, years. Where firearms are loaded or the danger of harm is increased in other ways, or if actual violence is used, the starting point
would be 8 years or more.
...
[56] A further example can be given taking another combination of features
typical of many aggravated robberies. This envisages a
robbery of a small
retail shop by demanding money from the till under threat of the use of a weapon
such as a knife after ensuring
no customers are present, with or without
assistance from a lookout or an accomplice waiting to facilitate getaway. The
shopkeeper
is confronted by one person with face covered. There is no actual
violence. A small sum of money is taken. The starting point should
be around 4
years. Should the shopkeeper be confined or assaulted, or confronted by
multiple offenders, or if more money and other
property is taken 5 years, and in
bad cases 6 years, should be the starting point.
[30] Looking to the aggravating features of aggravated robbery
offending identified in Mako, I identify:
(a) Planning and premeditation: this was not a sophisticated planned
operation, but the two offenders had discussed their plans,
brought disguises
and arranged for one to be the driver of the “getaway” car. While
not highly planned, the offending
goes beyond impulsive or spontaneous
actions.
(b) Use of a weapon: although there is no evidence the shotgun was loaded, and it was not used, the fact that it was brought to the scene is a significant factor nonetheless. Mako specifically noted that although there is generally less risk of danger with unloaded firearms, they can still create danger by causing fire from police, or more extreme reactions from victims.
(c) Target premises: the targeted premise was a dairy, with a
relatively low potential gain compared to a bank or other commercial
operation.
This is reflected in the value of what was taken.
(d) No members of public present: although it is an aggravating factor
when members of the public are around during a robbery,
the fact that none were
there may have simply been coincidence.
(e) Home invasion element: Mr Tribble clearly intruded on the personal
residence of the victim, which likely added to her overall
distress. However,
this cannot be considered a dominant element of the offending, insofar as Mr
Tribble did not plan to enter her
home.
(f) Victim impact: the impact on the victim was very serious. She has
shut down the dairy, and struggles to go outside, as
she suffers panic attacks.
She has incurred loss of income as a result of no longer being able to run the
dairy.
[31] The description in Mako of the robbery of a small retail shop
does suggest a starting point of four years. However, the use of a sawn-off gun
to threaten
the shop- keeper in this case aggravates the crime significantly.
Although there was no actual assault, the presence of that type
of weapon might
be considered a more aggravating factor than the use of a knife. Further, there
is some discretion in the descriptions
given in Mako – “bad
cases” are seen as having latitude to extend to six year staring
points.
[32] The defence point to the cases of Leisi and Mark in support of a four year starting point. In Leisi, the appellant, with another, purchased food from a petrol station. The appellant’s co-offender attempted to drink milk without paying for it.9
When the service station service manager approached them, the appellant delivered a king hit to the side of his face, causing him to fall to the ground. The co-offender then kicked the victim three times in the head and body. During this period the appellant took bottles of soft drink valued at $11 from a nearby shelf before going to
the main doors to wait for the co-offender. The appellant was 17. The
starting point of three and a half years was found on appeal
to be at the high
end but not excessive.
[33] Leisi has few similarities to the current case. On appeal
the High Court Judge agreed with the view of the sentencing judge that the case
did not fall easily into either the “street standover” category or
the “small retail shop” category in Mako. This case far more
clearly falls into the category of the small retail store robbery. Neither is
the assessment of the mitigating
factors in that case relevant, given
Mr Leisi was a 17 year old first time offender.
[34] In R v Mark, the appellant was one of three men who entered a
TAB, all heavily disguised and with two carrying a rifle and a knife.10
Two staff members were present, as were as members of the public. Two of
the men jumped over the counter and demanded that the staff
members open the
safe. There was a scuffle, with one staff member being punched. The third
offender fired his rifle twice, once
at the staff member and once in the air,
but it did not go off either time.
[35] The appellant, who was unarmed, remained in the customer
area of the building and detained the patrons there.
Eventually, as the safe
took too long to open, cash was taken from the counter drawers instead and the
offenders left. The amount
taken from the TAB was around $3,200, along with
cash and a cellphone taken from the manager. None of the property taken was
recovered.
In that case, a seven year starting point was imposed, with no
MPI.
[36] The offending in that case was, in my view, at a higher level of culpability than the current case. Although the level of planning was similar, Mr Tribble did not discharge his firearm, which added to the culpability of those involved in Mark. Although Mark involved offending in front of members of the public, it is not clear whether Mr Tribble deliberately waited to target the dairy until it was empty or if that was simply fortuitous. Although the Judge suggested it was deliberate choice, there is nothing on the evidence which suggests that.
[37] Turning to other comparable cases which give an indication of
the appropriate starting point, I identify:
(a) Mahia v R:11 three offenders formed a plan to rob
a dairy as they were driving past one. They undertook some limited
reconnaissance of those
in the dairy, went home and changed into clothing which
provided a disguise and two of them armed themselves with a length of pipe
and a
metal car jack handle. One defendant, Mr Kingi, smashed the candy stand of the
dairy to provide a distraction while Mr Mahia
confronted the worker, demanding
that they open the till and give them the money. When the till could
not be opened,
the offenders took packets of cigarettes. Mr Mahia then
struck the victim approximately five times with the metal carjack handle.
This
took around 30 seconds. On appeal, Heath J upheld a starting point of six years
for Mr Mahia as at the higher end of the
range but justified given the existence
of two offenders, the actual use of weapons, particularly to strike the
worker around
the head, and the use of disguises.
(b) Molia v R:12 Mr Molia and an associate (wearing gloves and with covered faces) went to a dairy, armed with a slug pistol. Mr Molia pointed the pistol at a member of the public outside the dairy and told him to stay where he was, which he did. Once inside the dairy, Mr Molia brandished the pistol at the dairy owner and told him to hand over the money in the cash register. The appellant and his associate then jumped the service counter, telling the owner to open the register. Mr Molia and his associate took cash and between 80 and 100 packets of cigarettes. On appeal, the Court of Appeal stated that the starting point of five years was a little high, but that four years six months, with an uplift of six months to reflect that the crime was committed
while on supervision, was appropriate taking into account that
there
11 Mahia v R [2014] NZHC 3284.
12 Molia v R [2013] NZCA 512.
were two offenders, two members of the public caught up in events, and
property valued at $6000 was taken.
(c) Christofides v R:13 In Christofides, the
appellant wearing sunglasses and a bandanna pointed an imitation pistol at a
shopkeeper's head and demanded money. He took
$300, but as a result of the
offending the shopkeeper closed his business. A starting point of four years
three months' imprisonment
was considered appropriate.
(d) R v Bidois:14 the Court of Appeal upheld a
starting point of five years for offending in which the appellant and
co-offenders robbed a superette.
During the offending, one co-offender produced
a knife, of which the Judge was satisfied the appellant had been unaware, and
used
it to threaten the shopkeeper and his father-in-law who was helping
him. Another offender punched one of the victims
and pushed the other,
telling both to lie on the floor. The offenders took some $950 in cash,
together with cigarettes and chocolates.
They required the shopkeeper to hand
over his car keys and cell phone. They then got into the shopkeeper's car and
drove it away.
They divided among themselves the proceeds of the aggravated
robbery, none of which has been recovered. While the co-offender
received a
five years starting point, the appellant who was unaware of the knife received a
four and a half year starting point.
(e) Solicitor-General v Singh:15 two incidents of aggravated robbery occurred four days apart. The first arose when Mr Singh and two associates drove to a retail store in East Tamaki Road. The two associates went inside, and one punched the sales person in the face and then grabbed a plastic bag and filled it with packets of synthetic cannabis from a display stand beside the counter. The two men then left the store and returned to the vehicle. Mr Singh then drove them
away. The second incident arose when Mr Singh drove the
same
13 Christofides v R [2011] NZCA 126.
14 R v Bidois [2009] NZCA 426.
15 Solicitor-General v Singh [2014] NZHC 3331.
associates to a different retail store. The associates went inside, and one
was armed with a rifle. He walked up to the counter,
pointed the rifle at the
shop keeper and demanded money from her. The shopkeeper took out about $100 in
cash from the till and
gave it to them, following which they ran out of the
shop, and Mr Singh drove them away.
On appeal, Lang J held that each incident warranted a starting point of
around five years, as each incident involved an element of
premeditation,
violence was used including firearms, and there were two offenders. Considering
the two robberies, a six year starting
point was warranted.
(f) E v Police:16 while awaiting sentence for
burglary, the appellants went to a dairy and robbed it with a sawn off shotgun.
Three people entered
the dairy, wearing disguises over their heads with a fourth
person waiting in the car according to a plan. One offender aimed a
shotgun at
her head and demanded money and cigarettes. Another offender shut the front
door and then joined the other behind the
counter grabbing cigarettes. He then
struck the woman on the back of the head three times while the first offender
yelled abuse
at her and pointed the gun at her head. The three then hurriedly
left the dairy, got into the waiting getaway car and drove off.
Ronald Young J
took into account that the shotgun was unloaded, and that no one else was in the
dairy, and also that actual violence
was involved, with planning and disguises
utilised. He stated that in those circumstances, a starting point of
six to
six and a half years was at the top end of the available
range.
[38] This analysis supports the appellant’s position that a starting point of seven
years was out of range for the level of offending. In this case, there was
no actual violence used although the presence of
an unloaded firearm
was obviously
16 E v Police HC Wanganui CRI-2009-483-13, 8 April 2009.
aggravating. Even taking into account the home invasion element, and the
severe impact on the victim, the offending was not at the
seven year starting
point mark.
[39] The cases of Molia v R and Solicitor-General v Singh,
where firearms were pointed at the victims but not used, and there was no actual
violence involved, are similar. In cases in which
actual violence was
involved, such as E v Police and Mahia v R, starting points of
around six years have been adopted, and even described as at the higher end.
Further, many of those cases involved
multiple offenders in the store, which is
a clearly aggravating factor compared to one individual. Although the
threatened violence
involved in this case would have been very frightening to
the store owner, having only one person involved and no actual violence
utilised
should be reflected in a lower starting point.
[40] Considering these authorities, and considering the
particularly traumatic effect on the victim and the aggravating
element of home
invasion, I consider a starting point of five years’ imprisonment would
have been appropriate. Seven years
is well outside the appropriate
range.
Aggravating factors
[41] Mr Tribble committed this crime while on bail, and while
subject to a sentence of supervision. An uplift of six
months is appropriate
for that fact, taking the starting point to five years six months.
[42] There are no aggravating factors personal Mr Tribble which require
an uplift. Although he has 12 other convictions (including
the ones for which he
was concurrently sentenced in November), I do not consider that to be
sufficient to warrant uplifting for
prior history. None of Mr Tribble’s
other convictions are close to the same level of seriousness of the current
offending.
Mitigating factors
[43] The only mitigating circumstance to consider is Mr Tribble’s
early guilty
plea. There is nothing to suggest that an earlier plea could have been entered. Given
that, applying a 25 per cent discount reaches the end result of four years
two months’
imprisonment.
Totality/Cumulative or concurrent
[44] The Crown submits that, as the other offences for which Mr Tribble
was being sentenced were separate in time and nature from
the aggravated robbery
offending, they could have been the subject of cumulative sentences rather than
concurrent sentences. This
would have balanced out, in the Crown’s view,
any disparity in the starting point.
[45] The sentences imposed for the other offences for which Mr
Tribble was charged are as follows:
(a) 3 months’ imprisonment on the charge of driving while disqualified,
third and subsequent;
(b) 1 month imprisonment for dangerous driving;
(c) 1 month imprisonment for a breach of community work;
(d) 1 month imprisonment for breaching conditions of supervision.
Each of these sentences was imposed concurrently on the aggravated robbery
charge.
[46] The driving charges all arose from one incident and the breaches of supervision and community work arose separately. I consider that generally, an uplift would be appropriate to take into account that separate and unrelated offending.17 However, that is subject to the fact that the court must consider the totality of the offending and ensure that the total period of imprisonment is not
wholly out of proportion to the gravity of the overall
offending.18
17 Sentencing Act 2002, s 84.
18 Sentencing Act, s 85.
[47] I do not have access to the summary of facts for the driving
offences. The
District Court Judge described them as follows:
[4] In respect of the driving charges, the background to that is on
11 December 2013 he was convicted of driving whilst disqualified. On 1
August he was driving a Toyota motor vehicle in the Kaipara area. Police
attempted to stop him due to lights on a trailer he was
towing not working
correctly and the red and blue flashing lights were activated. Mr Tribble has
failed to stop, turned onto Tangowahine
Valley Road. He has been pursued along
Tangowahine Valley Road where the police lost sight of the vehicle. Police have
begun searching
for him. He was located. A second pursuit was engaged.
During the course of that, police lost control of the vehicle and
slid off the
road, ending the pursuit. A second unit was travelling towards Tangowahine
Valley Road and has seen Mr Tribble.
That unit has turned around and engaged
in a third pursuit with Mr Tribble. Another unit was also travelling over and
deployed
road spikes. Mr Tribble avoided those. The pursuit continued onto
Mangakahia Road. He turned off onto Opouteke Road. He
travelled along then
smashed through a farm gate into the paddock and he has then driven into trees
and decamped on foot. Police
seek confiscation of that
vehicle.
[48] Given the relatively egregious nature of the driving offending, and
the fact that this is part of a pattern of driving offences
for Mr Tribble I
consider four months uplift warranted. Mr Dooney concedes that a significant
portion of community work was not
completed and Mr Tribble has two prior
convictions for breach of community work. A two month cumulative sentence of
imprisonment
is warranted in this regard. The pre-sentence report describes Mr
Tribble as compliant through the majority of his supervision sentence.
A
sentence of one month imprisonment concurrent with the community work
sentence is appropriate for the breach of supervision.
[49] This brings the end result to four years eight months’
imprisonment.
Minimum period of imprisonment
[50] Counsel for Mr Tribble also challenges the imposition of a MPI.
Section 86 of the Sentencing Act provides:
(1) If a court sentences an offender to a determinate sentence of imprisonment of more than 2 years for a particular offence, it may, at the same time as it sentences the offender, order that the offender serve a minimum period of imprisonment in relation to that particular sentence.
(2) The court may impose a minimum period of imprisonment that is longer than the period otherwise applicable under section 84(1) of the Parole Act
2002 if it is satisfied that that period is insufficient for all or any of
the following purposes:
(a) holding the offender accountable for the harm done to the victim and the
community by the offending:
(b) denouncing the conduct in which the offender was involved:
(c) deterring the offender or other persons from committing the same or a
similar offence:
(d) protecting the community from the offender.
[51] The Judge imposed a 24 month, or two year MPI. Given the lower sentence which I substitute on the charge of aggravated burglary, (four years and two months) a two year MPI would be close to 50 per cent of the sentence. Based on the higher sentence imposed by the Judge, two years was around 38 per cent of the sentence. This was very slightly higher than the standard one-third of the sentence typically served before becoming eligible for parole. In this case, if no MPI were imposed and a four year two month sentence imposed on the aggravated robbery, Mr Tribble
would serve around 16 months of his sentence before being eligible for
parole.19
[52] Defence counsel submitted that the case of Mark v R supports
not imposing an MPI. While that was a case in which an MPI was not imposed for
more serious offending than here, I consider
that decision essentially turned on
the facts of that case.
[53] In this case, looking to s 86, the need for denunciation and
deterrence is high. I note this is the first sentence
of imprisonment
ever received by Mr Tribble. However, I consider that the need to hold the
offender accountable for the harm
done to the victim and community is a
significant factor. The standard non-parole period would be insufficient to
reflect the
level of harm caused to the victim by Mr Tribble’s
behaviour.
[54] I consider a minimum non-parole period of 20 months (one
year eight months), which is approximately 40 per cent
of the sentence and
similar to that
19 Although the cumulative sentence would impact on this.
imposed by the Judge, adequately reflects the need to hold Mr Tribble
accountable for the harm he has caused to his victim.
Result
[55] The appeal is allowed. The sentence is quashed and substituted by a
sentence of four years two months’ imprisonment
on the charge of
aggravated robbery with a minimum period of imprisonment of 20 months.
[56] On the charge of driving while disqualified third or subsequent a cumulative sentence of four months’ imprisonment is imposed with two months’ concurrent on the charge of dangerous driving. The disqualification imposed remains. Two months’ imprisonment for the breach of community work is imposed, cumulative on the four months’ term. One month imprisonment is imposed for the breach of
supervision, to be served
concurrently.
Thomas J
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