Benjamin Bruce ANDREW and Peter Clive Basil KANE [1999] NSWSC 647

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Benjamin Bruce ANDREW and Peter Clive Basil KANE [1999] NSWSC 647 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Criminal FILE NUMBER(S) : 70071/97; 70087/97 HEARING DATE(S) : Andrew - 19/4/99 to 30/4/99 Kane - 3/5/99 to 18/5/99 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 July 1999

PARTIES : REGINA v Benjamin Bruce ANDREW REGINA v Peter Clive Basil KANE JUDGMENT OF : Sully J

COUNSEL : Andrew - D. Thompson (C) , P. Byrne SC (A) Kane - D. Thompson (C), J. Barnett, replaced by J. G. Spencer (A) SOLICITORS : Andrew - Donovan Oates Hannaford, Port Macquarie Kane - James A. Hall, Sydney CATCHWORDS : ACTS CITED : Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Sentencing Act 1989 (NSW) R v Middis (unreported: CCA: 27/3/91) R v Fernando & anor (unreported: CCA, 14/4/99) R v Georgiou (unreported: CCA, 25/5/99) R v Beavan 69WN (NSW) 141 R v Twala (CCA: (unreported: 4/11/94) R v Isaacs (1997) ACrimR 587 R v Chaouk, CCA, unreported, 17/8/93 R v Brown & ors (1994) 1 AC 212 at 237 CASES CITED : R v Todd (1982) 2 NSWLR 517 at 519E-520A R v Whittaker (1928) 41 CLR 230 at 240 R v Tappy [1960] VR 137 at 138-9 R v Harris [1961] VR 236 at 237 R v West [1979] Tas SR 1 at 6 and 9 R v Meares, NSWCCA, 3/10/97 37 ATR 321, at 325 R v Mihailovic & ors NSWSC, 15/4//91, unreported, at 4041 R v Lowe (1984) 154 CLR 606 at 610-611 R v Damon Ashley Cooper, CCA, unreported, 24/2/98 R v Sefo and R v Seriano, unreported, 13/5/98 DECISION : Andrew - Convicted of manslaughter of Wayne George Tonks. Sentenced to penal servitude for 6 years - minimum term of 4 years and additional term of 2 years. Minimum term will commence 28 April 1999 and expire 27 April 2003. Additional term will commence 28 April 2003.; Kane - Convicted of murder of Wayne George Tonks. Sentenced to penal servitude for 13 years - minimum term of 10 years and additional term of 3 years. Minimum term will commence 18 May 1999 and expire on 17 May 2009. Additional term will commence on 18 May 2009.