REGINA v. PETRINOVIC [1999] NSWSC 1131

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : REGINA v. PETRINOVIC [1999] NSWSC 1131 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Criminal FILE NUMBER(S) : No. 70042 of 1998 HEARING DATE(S) : 19/7/99; 20/8/99; 17/9/99; 1/10/99; 26/11/99 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 November 1999

PARTIES : REGINA v. Frank Peter PETRINOVIC JUDGMENT OF : Greg James J at 1

COUNSEL : Crown: M. Marien Prisoner: L. Flannery SOLICITORS : Crown: S.E. O'Connor Prisoner: Neil J. O'Connor & Associates CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - sentencing - murder - life sentence - criteria for mandatory sentence under s.431B - common law principles not applicable - discretion to impose lesser sentence - then common law principles applicable. Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 ACTS CITED : Sentencing Act 1989 Crimes (Life Sentences) Amendment Act 1989 Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Sentencing (General) Regulation 1996 Previtera (1998) 94 A. Crim. R. 76 Coleman (1990) 47 A. Crim. R. 306 Petrinovic (CCA, unreported 18 September 1990) Henry & Ors [1999] NSWCCA 111 Ibbs (1987) 163 CLR 447 Twala (CCA, unreported 4 November 1994) Veen (No. 1) (1979) 143 CLR 458 Street (CCA, unreported 17 December 1996) Veen (No. 2) (1987-88) 164 CLR 465 Privett & Privett [1999] NSWSC 1076 CASES CITED : Camilleri (CCA, unreported 8 February 1990) Mills (Wood, J., unreported 2 June 1994) Mills (CCA, unreported 3 April 1995) JB; RJH [1999] NSWCCA 93 Salameh [1999] NSWCCA 300 Pearce (1998) 156 ALR 684 Petrov (Hunt, CJ. at CJ. unreported 12 November 1991) Baker (CCA, unreported 20 September 1995) Rose (Levine, J., unreported 3 September 1998) Kaiva (CCA, unreported 9 November 1998) Bugmy (1990) 169 CLR 525 DECISION : Sentence - penal servitude for 27 years - minimum term 20 years