Cooper v R [2021] NSWCCA 65

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cooper v R [2021] NSWCCA 65 Hearing dates: 5 February 2021 Decision date: 14 April 2021 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Beech-Jones J at [90]; Wilson J at [91] Decision: (1) Grant the applicant leave to appeal. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – murder – failure to take into account a relevant consideration – Bugmy v The Queen – deprived background and early introduction to substance abuse CRIME – appeals – appeal against sentence – manifest excess – murder – heroin injection – mercy killing – deliberate taking of a human life Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: BC v R [2020] NSWCCA 329 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Dellow v R [2020] NSWCCA 301 Egan v R [2017] NSWCCA 206 Obeid v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 155; [2017] NSWCCA 221 Prince v R [2020] NSWCCA 268 R v Dowdle [2018] NSWSC 240 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 150 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 R v Ritchie [2003] NSWSC 864 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Robert Ronald Cooper (Applicant) The Crown (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Edwards (Applicant) G Newton (Respondent)

Solicitors: Ryan & Payten Criminal Law Specialists (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/70045 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court Jurisdiction: Common Law Division Citation: [2019] NSWSC 1042 Date of Decision: 16 August 2019 Before: Hidden AJ File Number(s): 2017/70045