R v Camelo-Gomez (Sentence) [2022] NSWSC 1559

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Camelo-Gomez (Sentence) [2022] NSWSC 1559 Hearing dates: 27 October 2022 Date of orders: 16 November 2022 Decision date: 16 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: 1. For the murder of Irene Jones on 2 November 2001, at Lansvale in this State, the offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 20 years, with a non-parole period of 14 years. The sentence will commence on 20 May 2022. The non-parole period will expire on 19 May 2036, upon which date the offender will be eligible for release to parole. The total term will expire on 19 May 2042. Catchwords: CRIME – murder – offender found guilty at trial – joint criminal enterprise with another – victim offender's mother – offence committed in home of victim – death by ligature strangulation and stabbing – question of the offender's moral culpability – other offender unlikely to face justice – hardship to children Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Beale v R [2015] NSWCCA 120 Carter v R [2018] NSWCCA 138 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 FP v The Queen (2012) 224 A Crim R 82; [2012] NSWCCA 182 Holyoak v R (1995) 82 A Crim R 502 King v R [2010] NSWCCA 202 KR v R [2012] NSWCCA 32 Magnuson v R [2013] NSWCCA 50 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v Cotter & Ors [2003] NSWCCA 273 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Gonzales [2004] NSWSC 822 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374; 90 A Crim R 587 R v Lewis [2001] NSWCCA 448 R v MacLeod [2013] NSWCCA 108 R v Mostyn (2004) 145 A Crim R 304; [2004] NSWCCA 97 R v Ritchie [2003] NSWSC 864 R v TJA [2004] NSWSC 1308 R v Walkington [2003] NSWSC 517 R v Weightman [2005] NSWSC 1354 R v Wilkinson [2004] NSWSC 1307 R v Wirth (1976) 14 SASR 291 R v Zerafa (2013) 235 A Crim R 265; [2013] NSWCCA 222 TL v R [2020] NSWCCA 265 Totaan v R [2022] NSWCCA 75 Waugh v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 3 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rex (Crown) Isabela Carolina Camelo-Gomez (Accused) Representation: Counsel: D Scully & G Steedman (Crown) B Rigg SC & C Wasley (Accused)