Regina v ASLETT [2004] NSWSC 1228

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina v ASLETT [2004] NSWSC 1228 revised - 16/12/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 28/9/04, 29/11/04, 7/12/04, 9/12/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 December 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJatCL at 1 DECISION : See paragraphs 210 to 249.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - sentencing - murder - aggravated sexual assault in company - robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon - specially aggravated robbery - aggravated car jacking - attempting to obtain money by deception - larceny of a motor vehicle - prior record and other offences - totality of criminality - drug use - deterrence - dangerousness to community - s 18, s 61JA(1)(c)(ii), s 86(3), s 97(2), s 154(c)(2), s 154(A), s 117, s 178BA, s 344A Crimes Act 1900 - s 3A, s 21A, s 44, s 61 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - s 128(2) Criminal Procedure Act 1986. Crimes Act 1900 s 18, s 61JA(1)(c)(ii), s 86(3), s 97(2), s 154(c)(2), s 154(A), s 117, s 178BA, s 344A LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 3A, s 21A, s 44, s 61 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 s 128(2) Attorney General's Application Under Section 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518 Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v AEM & Ors (2002) NSWCCA 58 R v Bahsa [2003] NSWCCA 36 R v Bavadra (2000) 115 A Crim R 152 R v Berg [2004] NSWCCA 300 R v Cotter [2003] NSWCCA 273 R v Cuthbert (1967) 86 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 272 R v Davies [2004] NSWCCA 319 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Finnie [2002] NSWCCA 533 R v Goodwin [2004] NSWSC 757 R v Hammoud (2000) 118 A Crim R 66 R v Harris (2000) 50 NSWLR 409 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Hutchins (1958) 75 WN (NSW) 75 CASES CITED : R v Huynh (2003) NSWCCA 239 R v Johnson [2004] NSWCCA 76 R v Kalache [2000] NSWCCA 2 R v KM & Ors [2004] NSWCCA 65 R v McNamara [2004] NSWCCA 42 R v O'Grady NSWCCA 13 May 1997 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Ranse NSWCCA 8 August 1994 R v Shankley [2003] NSWCCA 253 R v Sharma [2002] NSWCCA 142 R v Simpson (2001) 126 A Crim R 525 R v Sinanovic [2000] NSWCCA 394 R v SLD [2003] NSWCCA 310 R v Thomson and Houlten (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Thwaites NSWCCA 6 October 1993 R v Tran [1999] NSWCCA 109 R v Valentini (1980) 2 A Crim R 170 R v Vranic NSWCCA 7 May 1991 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131 R v Wheeler [2000] NSWCCA 34 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 PARTIES : Regina Dudley Mark Aslett FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2004/18 COUNSEL : W Dawe QC (Crown) J Stratton SC SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh (Crown) S E O'Connor