NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : REGINA v Rodney Thomas CLARKE [2005] NSWSC 413
HEARING DATE(S) : 6 August 2004
JUDGMENT DATE : 4 May 2005
JUDGMENT OF : Hidden J at 1
DECISION : Application granted: life sentence confirmed but non-parole period of twenty-eight years set.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW: Application for redetermination of life sentence - murder, associated with sexual assault - victim a nine year old girl - life sentence with lengthy determinate sentences for sexual offences - applicant twenty-one years old at relevant time, and of limited intellect - later admission of sexual fantasy relating to victim - significant progress in sex offender programs while in prison.
Sentencing Act 1989 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900
R v Clarke [1999] NSWSC 1225 R v Bell [1985] 2 NSWLR 466 R v Garforth (CCA, unrep, 23 May 1994) CASES CITED : R v Fernando [1999] NSWCCA 66 R v Harris (2000) 50 NSWLR 409 R v Merritt (2004) 59 NSWLR 557 R v Lewthwaite (unrep, 31 July 1992)
Regina - respondent PARTIES : Rodney Thomas Clarke - applicant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC L00001/03
Crown: D Frearson SC COUNSEL : Applicant: J Stratton SC
Crown: S Kavanagh (Department of Public Prosecutions) SOLICITORS : Applicant: W Hutchins (Legal Aid Commission)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION CRIMINAL LIST
HIDDEN J
4 May 2005
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