Regina v McNellee, Tucker and Dalley [2000] NSWSC 1154

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina v McNellee, Tucker and Dalley [2000] NSWSC 1154 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70025/99; 70207/99; 70045/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 26/04/00, 28/04/00, 01/05/00, 02/05/00, 03/05/00 04/05/00, 05/05/00, 08/05/00, 09/05/00, 10/05/00, 11/05/00, 27/10/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 December 2000

Regina PARTIES : Richard Charles McNellee Jeffrey Wayne Tucker Rodney Joel Dalley JUDGMENT OF : Bell J at 1

Mr L Gray - Crown COUNSEL : Mr M Austin - McNellee Mr R Greenwood, QC - Tucker S Russell - Dalley Matthew Coates - Crown SOLICITORS : Mr G Adler, Legal Aid Commission of NSW - McNellee George Sten & Co - Tucker Nyman Gibson & Co - Dalley LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 R v Thompson and Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 183 CASES CITED : R v GDP (unreported) NSWCCA 22.04.91 R v Pham (1991) 55 A Crim R 128 DECISION : Richard Charles McNellee - sentenced to a term of 14 years imprisonment deemed to have commenced on 03.01.99 - non-parole period of 10 years and 6 months specified - first date eligible for release on parole 02.07.09.; Jeffrey Wayne Tucker - sentenced to a term of 13 years imprisonment deemed to have commenced on 03.01.99 - non-parole period of 9 years specified - first date eligible for release on parole 02.01.08.; Rodney Joel Dalley - sentenced to a term of 10 years imnprisonment deemed to have commenced on 03.01.99 - non-parole period of 6 years specified - first date eligible for release on parole 02.01.05 - direct pursuant to s 19 of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 whole of sentence to be served in a detention centre.