Regina v Gardiner [2001] NSWSC 1147

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina v Gardiner [2001] NSWSC 1147 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70064/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 26/11/01, 27/11/01, 28/11/01, 29/11/01, 30/11/01, 03/12/01, 06/12/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 December 2001

PARTIES : Regina v Roger William GARDINER JUDGMENT OF : Whealy J at 1

COUNSEL : Mr T Hoyle SC - Crown Mr J. Stratton - Prisoner SOLICITORS : Office of the Solicitor for Public Prosecutions Legal Aid LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 41 374 at 378 R v Olbrich (1998) 45 NSWLR 538 at 543 McDonald (NSWCCA unreported 12 December 1995) R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 Bollen v R (1998) 99 A Crim R 510 Veen (No 2) (1998) 164 CLR 465 at 473 and 477-78 CASES CITED : R v Oinonen (1999) NSWCCA 310 A. G's Application (No 1) R v Ponfield (1999) 48 NSWLR 327 R v McGuire (NSWCCA unreported 30 August 1995) Regina v Troja (NSWCCA unreported 16 July 1991) R v Alexander (1994) 74 A Crim R 141 at 144 Camilleri (NSWCCA 8 February 1990 unreported) DECISION : Roger William Gardiner, I sentence you to a head term of 7 years and 11 months imprisonment. The sentence is to commence on 17 July 2000. I set a non-parole period of 5 years commencing on 17 July 2000 and ending on 16 July 2005. The prisoner will be eligible to be released to parole on that day, 16 July 2005. I recommend that while in custody the prisoner receive appropriate counselling including psychiatric counselling and anger management counselling.