R v CAHILL; R v BYRNE [2020] NSWDC 224

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v CAHILL; R v BYRNE [2020] NSWDC 224 Hearing dates: 7 February 2020, 29 April 2020 Date of orders: 22 May 2020 Decision date: 22 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Lerve CDJ Decision: Sentenced to imprisonment - see [193]-[206] Catchwords: Vehicular Manslaughter – street race – vastly excessive speed in built up area - young offenders – need for general deterrence – value of plea of guilty – assessment of moral culpability where only one offender impacts with deceased's vehicle – onerous bail conditions Legislation Cited: Crimes Act, 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 Cases Cited: R v AB [2011] NSWCCA 229 R v Anderson [2012] NSWCCA 175 Aslan v R [2014] NSWCCA 114 Bae v R [2020] NSWCCA 35 R v Barnett [2016] NSWDC 302 R v Borkowski (2009) 195 A Crim R 1; [2009] NSWCCA 302 Conte v R [2018] NSWCCA 209 De Angelis v R [2015] NSWCCA 197 R v Despotovski [2020] NSWDC 110 R v Dib [2003] NSWCCA 117 Hoskins v R [2016] NSWCCA 157 Hijazi v R [2020] NSWCCA 97 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 R v Tristan Lee [2019] NSWDC 59 Lehn v R [2016] NSWCCA 255 Locke v R (2010) 207 A Crim R 34; [2010] NSWCCA 296 R v Magro [2019] NSWSC 343 Makarian v The Queen (2005) 208 CLR 357 Marrow v R [2015] NSWCCA 282 McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566 Milat & Klein v R [2014] NSWCCA 29 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 Ngati v R [2014] NSWCCA 125 Pullman v R (1991) 25 NSWLR 89 R v SY [2003] NSWCCA 291 R v Scott [1999] NSWCCA 233 Sullivan & Skillen v R [2008] NSWCCA 296 TG v R [2010] NSWCCA 28 R v Taufahema [2004] NSWCCA 833 R v Thompson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [1999] NSWCCA 309 R v Whyte (2002) 134 A Crim R 53 WW v R [2012] NSWCCA 165 Zhao v R [2016] NSWCCA 179 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Matthew Thomas CAHILL Joshua Aaron BYRNE Representation: Counsel: Mr P Kerr (Crown Prosecutor) Ms C Mendes (for the offender Cahill) Mr M King (for the offender Byrne)