R v Krivosic (No. 7) [2022] NSWSC 507

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Krivosic (No. 7) [2022] NSWSC 507 Hearing dates: 18 February 2022 Date of orders: 29 April 2022, amended on 6 May 2022 Decision date: 29 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Johnson J Decision: The Offender is sentenced to imprisonment for 28 years comprising a non-parole period of 21 years commencing on 13 July 2019 and expiring on 12 July 2040, with a balance of term of seven years commencing on 13 July 2040 and expiring on 12 July 2047. The earliest date upon which the Offender will be eligible for release on parole is 13 July 2040. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence – murder – offender found guilty following trial by jury – victim shot by offender – assessment of objective gravity of offence – offender took loaded firearm to premises where victim present – offender angered by victim's violent conduct towards friend of offender - single shot fired followed by physical attack upon victim – offender acted with intention to cause really serious bodily injury but not to kill – finding of upper mid-range objective gravity – substantial moral culpability – offender on parole at time of offence for firearm offence – importance of specific and general deterrence – absence of contrition and remorse – substantial term of imprisonment imposed CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – agreed error in commencement date – slip rule applied – commencement date of sentence varied Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Achurch v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 141; [2014] HCA 10 Burrell v The Queen (2008) 238 CLR 218; [2008] HCA 34 CC v R; R v CC (2021) 289 A Crim R 453; [2021] NSWCCA 71 Charbaji v R [2019] NSWCCA 28 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Hall v R [2017] NSWCCA 260 Krivosic v R [2017] NSWCCA 167 R v A1 (No. 6) [2019] NSWSC 1581 R v AB [2021] NSWSC 849 R v Callaghan (2006) 160 A Crim R 145; [2006] NSWCCA 58 R v Dunstall (No. 4) [2018] NSWSC 1923 R v French [2021] NSWSC 1531 R v Halloun [2014] NSWSC 1705 R v Macdonald; R v Edward Obeid; R v Moses Obeid (No. 18) [2021] NSWSC 1343 R v May (No. 7) [2008] NSWSC 971 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566; [2006] NSWCCA 242 R v Shephard [2020] NSWSC 141 R v Speechley (2012) 221 A Crim R 175; [2012] NSWCCA 130 R v Tangi (No. 12) [2020] NSWSC 547 R v Turnbull (No. 24) [2016] NSWSC 830 Sorensen v R [2016] NSWCCA 54 Tepania v R (2018) 275 A Crim R 233; [2018] NSWCCA 247 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 The Queen v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629; [2003] HCA 14 Texts Cited: --- Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Marko Krivosic (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms M England; Mr BG Page (Crown) Mr N Steel (Offender)