R v SLD [2002] NSWSC 758

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R v SLD [2002] NSWSC 758 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70092/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 5/2/02, 22/3/02, 26/4/02, 14/6/02, 19/7/02, 2/8/02, 23/8/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 August 2002

PARTIES : Regina SLD JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJatCL at 1

COUNSEL : G. Smith P. Zahra SC SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor D J Humphreys CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - murder - juvenile - plea of guilty - murder of child. LEGISLATION CITED : Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (UK) Cameron v The Queen [2002] HCA 6 R v Garforth NSWCCA, 23 May 1994 R v GDP (1991) 53 A Crim R 112 R v Hearne (2001) NSWCCA 37 R v JB and RJH (1999) NSWCCA 93 R v JPD (2001) VSC 204 R v Kama [2000] NSWCCA 23 CASES CITED : R v Pham and Ly (1991) 55 A Crim R 128 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Preston NSWCCA, 9 April 1997 Regina v Secretary to State for the Home Department; Ex Parte Venables [1988] AC 407 R v SDM (2001) 51 NSWLR 530 R v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142 R v SK and OZ (2001) NSWCCA 492 R v WKR (1993) 32 NSWLR 447 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 DECISION : Sentence: Imprisonment for 20 years, to commence from 29 January 2001, and to expire on 28 January 2021. Non parole period of 10 years to date from 29 January 2001 and to expire on 28 January 2011.