R v Bowie [2023] NSWSC 207

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Bowie [2023] NSWSC 207 Hearing dates: 03 March 2023 Date of orders: 17 March 2023 Decision date: 17 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Yehia J Decision: Sentenced to a non-parole period of 18 years, commencing on 5 October 2019, and expiring on 4 October 2037, with an additional term of six years' imprisonment. The total term of imprisonment is 24 years, expiring on 4 October 2043 Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW — Murder — Murder of wife — Intention to kill — Disposal of wife's body in such a way to elude detection — 40 years between commission of the offence and sentence — 72-year-old offender with medical conditions that can be treated in custody — Objectively serious offence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 18(1)(a) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) s 25C Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 21B, 61(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment Act 2022 (NSW) sch 2 Cases Cited: Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 Bektasovski v R [2022] NSWCCA 246 Cherry v R [2017] NSWCCA 150 DH v R [2022] NSWCCA 200 Gulyas v Western Australia [2007] WASCA 263; 178 A Crim R 539 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Liu v R [2023] NSWCCA 30 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 McKinnan v R [2020] NSWCCA 106 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Park v R [2019] NSWCCA 105 Quinn v R [2018] NSWCCA 297 R v Blanco (1999) 106 A Crim R 202; [1999] NSWCCA 121 R v Bowie (No 4) [2022] NSWSC 1505 R v Bunce [2007] NSWSC 469 R v Burrell [2008] NSWSC 30 R v Cavkic (No 2) [2009] VSCA 43 R v Dawson [2022] NSWSC 1632 R v Dukagjini (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1668 R v Edwards [2019] NSWSC 1815 R v Hickson (No 4) [2020] NSWSC 340 R v Lane [2011] NSWSC 289 R v Raju [2007] NSWSC 1418 R v Smith (No 4) [2011] NSWSC 1082 R v Stone [2004] NSWSC 224 R v Warwick (No 94) [2020] NSWSC 1168 R v Wilkinson [2009] NSWSC 432 Rogerson v R; McNamara v R [2021] NSWCCA 160 Scott v R [2020] NSWCCA 81 The Queen v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) John Douglas Bowie (Offender) Representation: Counsel: A Morris (Crown) W Terracini SC and K Ng (Offender)