NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ridgeway [2022] NSWSC 684 Hearing dates: 27 May 2022 Date of orders: 27 May 2022 Decision date: 27 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: 1. Lily Ridgeway is sentenced to imprisonment for 7 years and 7 months to date from 29 November 2020 and expiring on 28 June 2028 with a non-parole period of 5 years, expiring on 28 November 2025. Catchwords: CRIME - Sentence following trial – manslaughter – self-defence rejected by jury – facts found – question of offender's disadvantaged background – relevance to act causing death – reduction in moral culpability – reduced need for sentence to reflect principle of general deterrence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Hayek v R [2016] NSWCCA 126 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; [1999] NSWCCA 111 R v MD & Ors (2005) 156 A Crim R 372; [2005] NSWCCA 342 R v Qutami (2001) 127 A Crim R 369; [2001] NSWCCA 353 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Lily Ridgeway (Accused) Representation: Counsel: B Costello (Crown) E McLaughlin (Accused)
Solicitors: Solicitors for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Aboriginal Legal Service (Accused) File Number(s): 2020/68218 Publication restriction: Nil
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