NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R v Compton [2008] NSWSC 204
HEARING DATE(S) : 1 February 2008
JUDGMENT DATE : 7 March 2008
JUDGMENT OF : Studdert AJ
DECISION : For the manslaughter of the deceased sentenced to imprisonment with a non-parole period of six years nine months commencing on 20 June 2006 and expiring on 19 March 2013 and a balance of term of two years three months expiring on 19 June 2015. The first date eligible for release to parole will be 19 March 2013.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW — Sentencing — Manslaughter — victim a young child — offender responsible for her care — element of deterrence
LEGISLATION CITED : Children's (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act
Bollen (1998) 99 ACR 510 Hoerler 147 ACR 520 Howard [2000] NSWSC 876 Previtera (1997) 94 ACR 76 R v Bilton [2000] NSWSC 1113 R v Blacklidge NSWCCA unreported 12th December 1995 R v Dalton [2005] NSWCCA 156 R v Howard [2001] NSWCCA 309 R v Johnson [2004] NSWCCA 76 CASES CITED : R v Leach [2007] NSWSC 355 R v Marshall [2003] NSWSC 448 R v Mundene [2007] NSWSC 355 R v Recalde [2000] NSWSC 1247 R v Webb [2002] NSWSC 618 R v Wickham [2004] NSWCCA 193 R v Wilson (2005) 62 NSWLR 346 R v Woodland [2001] NSWSC 416 Vaughan 1991 56ACR 355; Ditfort NSWCCA 17 March 1992 Veen v The Queen No 2 (1987-1988) 164 CLR 465
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