NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Regina v Williams [2004] NSWSC 189 HEARING DATE(S) : 08/10/2003, 07/11/2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 March 2004
JUDGMENT OF : O'Keefe J DECISION : Sentenced to imprisonment for 14 years to commence on 24 December 2001 and expire on 23 December 2015; Non-parole period fixed as 10 years and 6 months to commence on 24 December 2001 and to expire on 23 June 2012.
CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - Manslaughter - Plea of not guilty - Provocation - High culpability - Events subsequent to killing - Hiding body - Revealing of whereabouts of body after many months - Remorse - Absence of remorse - Assistance to authorities not effective LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 24 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, ss 21, 21A, 23, 44, Division 2, Part 3 Regina v Blacklidge (NSWCCA 12 December 1995, unreported) Regina v Bollen (1998-1999) 99 ACrimR 510 Regina v Dodd (1991-1992) 57 ACrimR 349 Regina v Hill (1980-1981) 3 ACrimR 397 Regina v Isaacs (1997) 90 ACrimR 587 CASES CITED : Regina v Previtera (1997) 94 ACrimR 76 Regina v Storey (1997) 89 ACrimR 519 Regina v Troja (NSWCCA 16 July 1991, unreported) Savvas v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 1 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1987-1988) 164 CLR 465 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 PARTIES : Regina Anthony Robert Williams - Prisoner FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70110/02 COUNSEL : Mr PS Dare SC - Crown Mr MD Austin - Prisoner SOLICITORS : Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) - Crown Nikola Velcic & Associates - Prisoner
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