R v Botrus (No 6) [2021] NSWSC 199

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Botrus (No 6) [2021] NSWSC 199 Hearing dates: 5 February 2021 Date of orders: 9 March 2021 Decision date: 09 March 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Walton J Decision: Sentenced for murder to imprisonment for 20 years with a non-parole period of 14 years. Catchwords: SENTENCE – objective seriousness – aggravating factors – subjective features – substance abuse disorder – social disadvantage – age of offender – remorse – rehabilitation – criminal history – deterrence – special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Apps v R [2006] NSWCCA 290 BM v R [2019] NSWCCA 223 BP v R (2010) 201 A Crim R 379; [2010] NSWCCA 159 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Casey v R [2015] NSWCCA 142 Charbaji v R [2019] NSWCCA 28 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 GG v R [2018] NSWCCA 280 Goodbun v R [2020] NSWCCA 77 Isaacs v R (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 MB v R [2013] NSWCCA 254 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v Brookes (No 5) [2017] NSWSC 824 R v Carr [2009] NSWSC 995 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Geddes (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 554 R v Halloun [2014] NSWSC 1705 R v Hillsley (2006) 164 A Crim R 252; [2006] NSWCCA 312 R v Hines (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1273 R v Medich (No 43) [2018] NSWSC 886 R v Morris [2017] NSWSC 637 R v Nelson (Unreported, New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal, 25 June 1996 R v PO [2017] NSWSC 757 R v Scott [2005] NSWCCA 152 R v Scott (No 6) [2015] NSWSC 678 R v Spathis; R v Patsalis [2001] NSWCCA 476 R v Welling [2003] NSWCCA 318 R v Wilson [2005] NSWCCA 112 R v Wong [2010] NSWSC 171 Sumpton v R [2016] NSWCCA 162 SW v R [2013] NSWCCA 103 Thammavongosa v R (2015) 251 A Crim R 342; [2015] NSWCCA 107 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Fredon Botrus Representation: Counsel: M Clark (Crown) S Pararajasingham (Offender)