NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Dion [2021] NSWSC 1043 Hearing dates: 9 August 2021 Date of orders: 20 August 2021 Decision date: 20 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: The offender is convicted for the offence of murder. The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 25 years commencing on 11 September 2018 and expiring on 10 September 2043, with a non-parole period of 18 years and 9 months expiring on 10 June 2037. The offender will be first eligible for release on parole on 11 June 2037. Catchwords: SENTENCING – murder – conviction following trial – offender bashed victim and stole drugs – robbery was planned but murder not premeditated – contemptuous disposal of body – focussed defence – offence at mid-range – 25 years with non-parole period of 18 years and 9 months Legislation Cited: Crimes Act, Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Knight v R [2006] NSWCCA 292 Markarian v R (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v R (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v Dong [2021] NSWCCA 82 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Alex Dion (Offender) Representation: Counsel: M Barr (Crown) M Avenell (Offender)
Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Zahr Partners (Offender) File Number(s): 2018/218239
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