REGINA v. POPE [2002] NSWSC 397

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : REGINA v. POPE [2002] NSWSC 397 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Criminal FILE NUMBER(S) : SC No. 70107 of 2002 HEARING DATE(S) : Tuesday 7 May 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 May 2002

PARTIES : REGINA v. POPE, Karen Diana JUDGMENT OF : Greg James J at 1

COUNSEL : Crown: P.S. Dare Off: P. O'Donnell SOLICITORS : Crown: S.E. O'Connor Off: Legal Aid Commission CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - sentence - infanticide - plea of guilty - prior history of severe mental illness - post-natal depression and psychosis - limited culpability - extensive post-offence psychiatric treatment - further supervising by Department of Community Services - protection of community. Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Children & Young Persons (Care & Protection) Act 1998 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act Scognamiglio (1991) 56 A. Crim. R. 81 CASES CITED : Letteri (unreported, CAA 18 March 1992) Engert (1995) 84 A. Crim R. 67 DECISION : The offender is to enter into a bond for a period of three years subject to the conditions concerning call up, good behaviour and residential address. There is a further condition requiring the offender, for the duration of the bond or such lesser period as the supervising officer may think fit, to submit herself to the supervision of the Probation and Parole Service and to obey the reasonable directions of that Service, in particular concerning medical and psychiatric assistance to be provided and concerning compliance with the registered care plan. It will be necessary for the offender to report to the relevant Probation and Parole Office at Parratmatta within 14 days of 7 May 2002.