Camilleri v R [2023] NSWCCA 106

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Camilleri v R [2023] NSWCCA 106 Hearing dates: 30 September 2022 Date of orders: 17 May 2023 Decision date: 17 May 2023 Before: Adamson JA at [1]; Hamill J at [61]; Cavanagh J at [186] Decision: (1) Grant leave to appeal. (2) Allow the appeal on ground 1. (3) Quash the sentence imposed on 12 March 2021 and in lieu thereof the applicant is sentenced to a non-parole period of 12 years commencing on 20 July 2019 and expiring on 19 July 2031, with a balance of term of 4 years and 6 months expiring on 19 January 2036. (4) The applicant will be eligible for release to parole at the expiration of the non-parole period. (5) The applicant is advised that the provisions of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) apply to her case and the Court directs the applicant's legal representative to explain the implications of that statute to the applicant. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – manslaughter – horrendous killing of mother – decapitation – substantially impaired offender – complex neurological and mental impairments – relationship between moral culpability and objective seriousness – spontaneous offence – loss of self-control – protection of the community – purposes of punishment – whether error in assessment of objective gravity CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – facilitation of the course of justice – distinction from statutory discount for utilitarian value of guilty plea – where statutory system prescriptive and unfair – facilitation discount not to fill gaps – whether error in approach taken by sentencing judge Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A(2)(n), 21A(3)(b), 23A, Pt 3 Div 1A, 25D(1), 25D(5), 25D(5)(a), 25E, 25E(2), 25E(3)(b), 22A, 22A(1), 22A(2), 25F, s 25F(2), 54A(2) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 23A, 24, 421(1) Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 6(3) Homicide Act 1957 (UK), s 2 Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW), s 32 Cases Cited: Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339; [2002] HCA 6 Catley v R [2014] NSWCCA 249 Chandler v R (2023) 103 MVR 392; [2023] NSWCCA 59 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321; [2000] HCA 54 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Droudis v R (2020) 103 NSWLR 806; [2020] NSWCCA 322 DS v R; DM v R (2022) 109 NSWLR 82; [2022] NSWCCA 156 Hoare v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 348; [1989] HCA 33 Magro v R [2020] NSWCCA 25 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Nguyen v The Queen (2016) 256 CLR 656; [2016] HCA 17 Paterson v R [2021] NSWCCA 273 Pitt v R [2014] NSWCCA 70 R v Blacklidge (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 12 December 1995, unrep) R v Cooper (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 24 February 1998, unrep) R v Cahill (No. 4) [2018] NSWSC 1896 R v Camilleri [2021] NSWSC 221 R v Dally (2000) 115 A Crim R 582; [2000] NSWCCA 162 R v DF [2022] NSWSC 762 R v Hill [2019] NSWSC 733 R v Hong [2021] NSWSC 1487 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v Keceski (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 10 August 1993, unrep) R v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 R v Krey (No 4) [2021] NSWSC 826 R v MB [2017] NSWSC 619 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566; [2006] NSWCCA 242 R v Nguyen (2013) 234 A Crim R 324; [2013] NSWCCA 195 R v Reid (No. 2) [2021] NSWSC 475 R v Scott (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 1646 R v Srsa [2021] NSWSC 924 R v Stephen Anthony Cavanagh [2010] NSWSC 670 R v Tarrant [2018] NSWSC 774 R v Warren Scott (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 1646 R v Whyte (2002) 55 NSWLR 252; [2002] NSWCCA 343 Sodeman v The King (1936) 55 CLR 192; [1936] HCA 75 Tabbah v R [2019] NSWCCA 324 Tepania v R (2018) 275 A Crim R; [2018] NSWCCA 247 The King v Porter (1933) 55 CLR 182; [1933] HCA 1 Ukropina v R [2016] NSWCCA 277 Veen v The Queen (1979) 143 CLR 458; [1979] HCA 7 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jessica Camilleri (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Game SC with R Khalilizadeh (Applicant) E Balodis (Respondent)