R v AB [2024] NSWSC 108

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v AB [2024] NSWSC 108 Hearing dates: 12 February 2024 13 February 2024 Date of orders: 15 February 2024 Decision date: 15 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Weinstein J Decision: The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 16 years and 6 months with a non-parole period of 11 years. Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing – murder – matricide – significant background of deprivation and disadvantage – mental health impairments – moral culpability Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) (No 1) of 2002 Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525; [1990] HCA 18 Bugmy v the Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 DH v R [2022] NSWCCA 200 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; (2010) 243 FLR 28; [2010] NSWCCA 194 DS v R; DM v R (2022) 109 NSWLR 82; [2022] NSWCCA 156 Hoskins v R [2021] NSWCCA 169 Luque v R [2017] NSWCCA 226 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; (2005) 215 ALR 213; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 Nasrallah v R (2021) 105 NSWLR 451; [2021] NSWCCA 207 Perkins v R [2018] NSWCCA 62 R v Erazo [2016] NSWCCA 139 R v Gavel (2014) 239 A Crim R 469; [2014] NSWCCA 56 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 R v MJB [2014] NSWCCA 195 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 Tepania v R (2018) 275 A Crim R 233; [2018] NSWCCA 247 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) AB (Offender) Representation: Counsel: B G Campbell (Crown) J Watts (Offender)