R v Lloyd [2022] NSWSC 906

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Lloyd [2022] NSWSC 906 Hearing dates: 1 July 2022 Date of orders: 15 July 2022 Decision date: 15 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Bellew J Decision: (1) The offender is convicted of the murder of Lynda Greenwood. (2) The offender is sentenced to 25 years and 6 months imprisonment commencing on 20 October 2020 and expiring on 19 April 2046. (3) I fix a non-parole period of 19 years and 1 month imprisonment, commencing on 20 October 2020 and expiring on 19 November 2039. (4) The offender will be eligible for parole on 20 November 2039 and his sentence will expire on 19 April 2046. (5) I advise you of s 25C of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) and of its application to this offence. Catchwords: Criminal law – Sentence – Murder committed at the front door of the victim's premises in the context of a long history of domestic violence – Where the offender intended to kill the victim – Use of two separate weapons – Offending in breach of an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order put in place for the protection of the victim – Where offender's criminal history included previous domestic violence offending – Offending above the mid-range of objective seriousness – Offender's background supporting a slight reduction in moral culpability – Plea of guilty entitling the offender to a discount of 25% - Subjective case otherwise limited – Need for general and personal deterrence and denunciation Criminal Law – Offending committed in breach of Apprehended Domestic Violence Order – Observations as to the nature of such orders and the necessity for compliance with their terms – Breaches of such orders to be treated seriously by the Courts – Breach in the present case to be given full weight as a circumstance of aggravation Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Goodbun v R [2020] NSWCCA 77 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Ryde Local Court (2005) 62 NSWLR 512; [2005] NSWCA 101 R v Cherry [2017] NSWCCA 150 R v Goodbun [2018] NSWSC 1025 R v King [2013] NSWSC 801 R v Le (No. 2) [2019] NSWSC 763 R v Lulham [2016] NSWCCA 287 R v Medich (No. 43) [2018] NSWSC 886 R v Rae [2001] NSWCCA 545 R v Robinson [2007] NSWSC 460 R v Shankley [2003] NSWCCA 253 R v Yavuz (No. 6) [2019] NSWSC 95 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Veen v The Queen (No. 2) (1998) 164 CLR 465; [1998] HCA 14 ZZ v R [2013] NSWCCA 83 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina – Crown Jason Lloyd - Offender Representation: Counsel: D Scully – Crown A Evers – Offender