R v Black (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 77

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Black (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 77 Hearing dates: 9 February 2021 Date of orders: 12 February 2021 Decision date: 12 February 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Cavanagh J Decision: The offender is sentenced to imprisonment for 6 years 9 months with a non-parole period of 4 years 4 months. Catchwords: CRIME — Sentencing — Manslaughter — Stabbing — Self-defence with excessive force — Guilty plea — Extent of discount for guilty plea in issue — Whether "different offence" under s 25E(2)(b) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 18, 421 Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), s 25C Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), Pt 3 Div 1A, ss 3A, 25B, 25D, 25E, 25F, 28 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 34 Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals and Guilty Pleas) Act 2017 (NSW) Cases Cited: Barbieri v R [2016] NSWCCA 295 Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 GG v R [2018] NSWCCA 280 Magro v R [2020] NSWCCA 25 Maroubra Rugby League Football Club Inc v Malo (2007) 69 NSWLR 496; [2007] NSWCA 39 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v Blacklidge (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 12 December 1995) R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; 195 A Crim R 1 R v Doudar [2020] NSWSC 1262 R v Hamilton; R v Sandilands [2007] NSWSC 452 R v Horton [2010] NSWSC 1007 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v MD; R v BM; R v NA; R v JT [2005] NSWCCA 342; 156 A Crim R 372 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Smith [2009] NSWSC 1183 Smith v R [2015] NSWCCA 193 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Benjamin John Black Representation: Counsel: J Stanhope (Crown) A Evers (Offender)