NSW Caselaw
New South Wales District Court
CITATION: R v BELLCHAMBERS [2010] NSWDC 306
HEARING DATE(S): 12 November 2010
JUDGMENT DATE: 12 November 2010
JURISDICTION: District Court - Crime
JUDGMENT OF: Knox SC DCJ
DECISION: Count 1: a fixed term of twelve months imprisonment commencing on 13 April 2009 and expiring on 12 April 2010. Count 2: a non-parole period of imprisonment of nine years commencing on 13 April 2009 and expiring on 12 April 2018 with an additional four years and six months to be served on parole.
CATCHWORDS: Sentence - Manslaughter - Victim in a coma for four and a half years - Impact of mental illness on sentence - Absence of manifestations of remorse - Delay - Multiple previous trials
18(1)(b) Crimes Act (NSW) 1900 LEGISLATION CITED: 59(1) Crimes Act (NSW) 1900 33 Crimes Act (NSW) 1900
R v Bellchambers [2008] NSWCCA 235 R v Hoerler (2004) 146 A Crim R 536 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v Palu [2002] NSWCCA 381 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Engert (1996) A Crim R 67 R v Wright (1997) 93 A Crim R 48 R v Niketic [2002] NSWCCA 425 CASES CITED: R v Bolt [2001] NSWCCA 487 R v Kwon [2004] NSWCCA 456 R v Sherry [2000] NSWCCA 35 R v Whiting [2002] NSWSC 827 R v Cavanough [2007] NSWSC 561 R v Zammit [2008] NSWSC 317 R v Stewart [2008] NSWSC 1359 R v Doolan [2010] NSWSC 615 R v Mitchell 47 NSWDC (Sides DCJ) 11 December 1998
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