R v Owen [2021] NSWDC 680

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Owen [2021] NSWDC 680 Hearing dates: 13 December 2021 Date of orders: 13 December 2021 Decision date: 13 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 96 Catchwords: SENTENCE – wound with intent to cause grievous bodily harm – offender stabbed husband with a kitchen knife – significance of mental abnormality – prospects of rehabilitation – hardship to third parties – whether an intensive correction order should be made Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 33 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 4B, 5, 21A, 66 Cases Cited: Commissioner of Taxation v Baffsky (2001) 122 A Crim R 332 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Mandranis v R [2021] NSWCCA 97 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 Quinn v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2021] NSWCCA 294 R v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 R v Eckersley [2021] NSWSC 562 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Hookey [2018] NSWCCA 147 R v Mitchell (2007) 177 A Crim R 94 Webb & O'Sullivan [1952] SASR 65 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) Valerie Owen (offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr T Kent for the offender Mr R Kanakaratne (solicitor advocate) for the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)