R v Peters [2002] NSWSC 1234

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R v Peters [2002] NSWSC 1234 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70027/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 27/11/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 December 2002

PARTIES : Regina Damien Anthony Peters JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJatCL at 1

COUNSEL : P Conlon SC (Crown) C M Traill SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor D J Humphreys CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - remarks on sentence - 2 counts of murder - pleas of guilty - Form 1 offences - obtain money by deception. Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Baily v DPP (1988) 62 ALJR 319 Ibbs v The Queen (1987) 163 CLR 447 Oswald v The Queen (1998) 197 CLR 316 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Alexander (1995) 78 A Crim R 141 R v Barton (2001) 121 A Crim R 185 R v Bavadra (2000) 115 A Crim R 152 R v Bell [1985] 2 NSWLR 466 R v Bollen (1998) 99 A Crim R 510 R v Burrell [2000] NSWCCA 262 R v Camilleri NSWCCA 8 February 1990 R v Doyle NSWCCA 25 March 1992 R v Giardini NSWCCA 25 February 1993 CASES CITED : R v Harris [2000] NSWCCA 469 R v Jones (1993) 70 A Crim R 449 R v Knight [2001] NSWSC 1011 R v L NSWCCA 17 June 1996 R v Mansour [1999] NSWCCA 180 R v McEwan Supreme Court of Western Australia, 8 March 1996 R v Niketic [2002] NSWCCA 425 R v Scognamiglio (1991) 56 A Crim R 81 R v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534 R v Smith (1987) 44 SASR 587 R v Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 338 R v Twala NSWCCA 4 November 1994 R v Whittaker NSWCCA 15 July 1994 Veen v The Queen (No. 2)(1998) 164 CLR 465 DECISION : Sentence in relation the murder of Tereupii Akai: taking in account the matters on the Form 1, a sentence of imprisonment for 17 years, to commence from 11 September 2001 and to expire on 10 September 2018. Non-parole period in respect of that offence of 9 years, to date from 11 September 2001 and to expire on 10 September 2010.; Sentence in relation to the murder of Bevan James Frost: imprisonment for 17 years, to commence from 11 September 2005, and to expire on 10 September 2022. Non-parole period of 9 years to date from 11 September 2005 and to expire on 10 September 2014 - which will be the earliest date of eligibility for release on parole. The overall head sentence is accordingly one of 21 years, with an effective non-parole period of 13 years.