R v Doolan [2024] NSWSC 933

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Doolan [2024] NSWSC 933 Hearing dates: 31 July 2024 Date of orders: 2 August 2024 Decision date: 02 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Button J Decision: (1) Ricky Duke Doolan, you are convicted of the offence of murder. (2) My sentence features a starting point head sentence of 25 years. (3) Because of the early plea of guilty, that must be reduced by 25% to 18 years 9 months, to commence on 3 September 2022, and expire on 2 June 2041. (4) That is accompanied by a non-parole period of 14 years, to expire on 2 September 2036, the first date upon which the offender is eligible for possible release to parole. (5) To express the sentence formally: it is a non-parole period of 14 years to date from 3 September 2022, to be followed by a parole period of 4 years 9 months. Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing – murder – guilty plea in Local Court – fatal domestic violence – brutal stabbing – discovery of relationship between romantic partner and the deceased –intention to kill – Aboriginal offender – limited criminal record – on Intensive Correction Order for violence at time of murder – background of profound deprivation – PTSD caused by trauma in childhood – self-harm in custody – evidence of remorse – harm to community – consequences of murder far beyond death of a single human being – sentence imposed Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Ricky Duke Doolan (Offender) Representation: Counsel: L Carr SC (Crown) M Davies (Offender)