NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Regina v Hawkins [2001] NSWSC 420 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70074/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 10/05/01;11/05/01;14/05/01;15/05/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 May 2001
PARTIES : Regina v David John Hawkins JUDGMENT OF : O'Keefe J
LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Magistrate - A Murray JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Mr Paul Lynch - Crown Mr Ian Barker QC - Prisoner Director of Public Prosecutions SOLICITORS : Sydney - Crown
Legal Aid New South Wales - Prisoner CATCHWORDS : Sentence - Manslaughter - Diminished responsibility - Effects of prescribed drug - Extraordinary circumstances - Act out of character - Immediate confession - Plea of guilty - Criteria for sentencing - LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (Ss.22;23(1)(2);24(a);44(2);50(1)) R v Hill (1980-1981) 3 ACrim.R 397 R v Low (1991-1992) 57 A Crim.R 8 CASES CITED : R v Dodd (1991-1992) 57 A Crim. R 349 R v Blacklidge (NSWCCA) 12 December 1995 (unreported) Regina v Thomson;Regina v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 DECISION : Sentence to imprisonment for three years commencing on 1 August 1999 and concluding on 31 July 2001; Non-parole period set as two years from 1 August 1999 expiring on 31 July 2001; Order the release of the prisoner on parole at the end of the non-parole period.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES CRIMINAL DIVISION
O'KEEFE J
Thursday, 24 May 2001 No: 70074/00 - REGINA v DAVID JOHN HAWKINS SENTENCE
1 HIS HONOUR:
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