R v Carberry (No 5) [2023] NSWSC 523

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Carberry (No 5) [2023] NSWSC 523 Hearing dates: 11 May 2023 Date of orders: 12 May 2023 Decision date: 12 May 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: Mr Carberry is sentenced to a period of imprisonment of 8 years and 9 months, commencing on 13 January 2021 and expiring on 12 October 2029, with a non-parole period of 5 years and 9 months, commencing on 13 January 2021 and expiring on 12 October 2026. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – manslaughter – where jury acquitted of murder – findings of fact after verdict – whether intention to inflict grievous bodily harm or to kill – basis of manslaughter verdict – relevance of plan to rob the victim – who produced the knife? – deprived and dysfunctional childhood – impact on moral culpability – breach of parole – appropriate commencement date – instinctive synthesising Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 22A, 25D(2)(b), 30E(3), 21A(2)(b), 21A(2)(e), 21A(2)(g), 21A(2)(n), 21A(2)(j), 21A(3)(i), 44, 47, 47(3) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 24, 98, 421 Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) Cases Cited: Anderson v R [2018] NSWCCA 49 Callaghan v The Queen (2006) 160 A Crim R 145; [2006] NSWCCA 58 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606; [1984] HCA 46 Newburn v R [2022] NSWCCA 139 Patel v R [2019] NSWCCA 170 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295; [1997] HCA 26 R v English [2000] NSWCCA 245 R v Halloun [2014] NSWSC 1705 R v McHugh (1985) 1 NSWLR 588 Robb v R [2019] NSWCCA 113 Wiggins v R [2010] NSWCCA 30 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rex (Crown) Saimone (Simon) Carberry (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: K Ratcliffe (Rex) T D Anderson SC (Carberry)