R v Hong [2021] NSWSC 1487

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hong [2021] NSWSC 1487 Hearing dates: 30 September 2021 Date of orders: 18 November 2021 Decision date: 18 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: Sentenced to 6 years with a non-parole period of 2 ½ years. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – manslaughter – 62 year old man kills his wife of 30 years – happy normal relationship – frenzied knife attack – inexplicable crime – severe psychiatric illness – where prosecution accepts substantial impairment defence – plea of guilty in the local court – assessment of moral culpability and objective criminality – relevance of reduction of charge pursuant to s 23A – protection of community – substantial adjustment to non-parole period Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 23A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A, 25D, 44, 54A Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), s 25C Cases Cited: Cargnello v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2012] NSWCCA 162; (2012) 266 FLR 464 FL v R [2020] NSWCCA 114 PK v R [2012] NSWCCA 263 R v Keceski (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW) Mahoney JA, 10 August 1993, unrep) R v Reid (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 475 State of New South Wales v Nikua (Final) [2021] NSWSC 1240 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247; (2018) 275 A Crim R 233 Veen v R (No.2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina Mu Rong Hong Representation: Counsel: G Tabuteau (Regina) G James QC J Jiang (Accused)