NSW Caselaw
New South Wales District Court
CITATION: R v GJL [2009] NSWDC 167
HEARING DATE(S): 3 July 2009 EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 3 July 2009
JURISDICTION: Criminal
JUDGMENT OF: Knox SC DCJ
DECISION: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment with a non-parole period of four years commencing 3 July 2009 and expiring 2 July 2013. Additional term of imprisonment of two years to commence upon the expiration of the non-parole period and expire 2 July 2015.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - Sentencing - Manslaughter - death of 9 week old baby - baby shaking - single incident - drug abuse.
LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Hoerler [2004] NSWCCA 184 R v Howard [2000] NSWSC 876 R v Woodland [2001] NSWSC 416 R v Vaughan (1991) 56 A Crim R 355 CASES CITED: R v Grierson NSWCCA 28 October 1996 R v Wilkinson NSWCCA 9 August 1999 R v O'Brien [2003] NSWCCA 121 R v Wilson (2005) 62 NSWLR 346 R v Mundene [2007] NSWSC 355 R v Monroe [2003] NSWSC 1271
PARTIES: Crown GJL (Offender)
FILE NUMBER(S): 08/11/0995
COUNSEL: R Hoenig (Crown) P Young SC (Offender)
SOLICITORS: NSW DPP Greg Murray of Greg Murray Solicitor
SENTENCE
1 HIS HONOUR: On 16 February, 2009 the offender pleaded guilty to the following count on an indictment; That on 7 February 2007 at Belmore South in the state of New South Wales she unlawfully did kill ML.
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