R v Turnbull [2020] NSWSC 1785

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Turnbull [2020] NSWSC 1785 Hearing dates: 7 December 2020 Date of orders: 16 December 2020 Decision date: 16 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: Sentenced to 18 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 12 years and 6 months. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - murder - stabbing murder - multiple stab wounds - whether intention to kill - inexplicable killing - lack of planning - lack of motive - murder committed on parole for reckless wounding - similar facts - serious aggravating feature - assessment of objective criminality CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - subjective circumstances - Kamilaroi woman - history of trauma, dispossession and abandonment - sexual abuse - domestic violence - exposure to drugs and alcohol - profound deprivation - post traumatic stress disorder - resort to drugs - escaping the pain - impact on moral culpability - lack of focussed intervention - Walama Court Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 18 Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), s 25C Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 9, 21A, 25D, 47 Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Hoare v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 348; [1989] HCA 33 Milat v R; Klein v R [2014] NSWCCA 29 R v Hines (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1273 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 255 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566; [2006] NSWCCA 242 R v Sumpton (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 684 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Sharee Lorraine Turnbull Representation: Counsel: G Newton (Regina) J Manuell SC (Turnbull)