R v Smith [2024] NSWSC 437

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Smith [2024] NSWSC 437 Hearing dates: 22 March 2024 Date of orders: 23 April 2024 Decision date: 23 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McNaughton J Decision: (1) Kevin Smith is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 20 years. The Court sets a non-parole period of 15 years commencing on 12 January 2022, and an additional term of 5 years commencing on 12 January 2037 and ending on 11 January 2042. (2) Sequences 1 and 2 on the s 166 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Certificate are remitted to the Local Court at Newcastle on 22 May 2024. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence – murder – guilty verdict by jury – stabbed in the front upper right side of the chest – where jury rejected defence of self-defence – where no intention to kill – where significant degree of pre-trial disclosure – discount for facilitating the administration of justice – background of substance abuse and violence – sentence imposed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 19A, 23 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), ss 4, 13, 14 Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) s 5A, 25C Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A, 22A, 30E, 44, 54A, 61 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 166 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 191 Cases Cited: Beldon v R [2012] NSWCCA 194 Droudis v R (2020) 103 NSWLR 806; [2020] NSWCCA 322 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Perkins v R [2018] NSWCCA 62 R v Archer [2021] NSWSC 1485 R v Brooks (No.5) [2017] NSWSC 824 R v Carr [2009] NSWSC 995 R v Chatimba (No.2) [2021] NSWSC 863 R v Dennis [2018] NSWSC 173 R v Haydar (No.4) [2017] NSWSC 615 R v Hillsley [2006] NSWCCA 312; (2006) 164 A Crim R 252 R v Hines (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1273 R v LN; R v AW (No. 10) [2017] NSWSC 1387 R v Macdonald [2023] NSWSC 270 R v May (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1070 R v Miller (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1347 R v Millwood [2021] NSWCCA 2 R v NB (Sentence) [2022] NSWSC 1013 R v Newson (No 5) [2021] NSWSC 1661 R v Pearce [2008] NSWSC 1434 R v Peterson (No. 5) [2014] NSWSC 1080 R v RJB [2019] NSWSC 719 R v Sateki Siale [2017] NSWSC 1298 R v Sheridan (No.2) [2022] NSWSC 1634 R v Smith [2022] NSWSC 269 R v Spinks [2021] NSWSC 649 R v Weaver (No 13) [2022] NSWSC 1140 R v White [2023] NSWSC 193 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1998) 164 CLR 465; [1998] HCA 14 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Kevin George Smith (Offender) Representation: Counsel: B Queenan (Crown) P Krisenthal (Offender)