NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R v MAIN [2008] NSWSC 692 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 28 March 2008
JUDGMENT DATE : 4 July 2008
JURISDICTION : Common Law
JUDGMENT OF : Adams J at 1
First offence: The applicant is sentenced to a term of twenty-five years and two months' imprisonment to commence 29 June 1983 and ending 28 August 2008 with a non-parole period commencing on 29 June 1983 and ending on 4 July 2008. DECISION : Second offence: The applicant is sentenced to a term of twenty-six years ending on 28 June 2009 with a non-parole period commencing on 29 June 1983 and ending on 4 July 2008. Third offence: Pursuant to clause 4(1)(b) of Sched 1 to the Act, I decline to set a specified term for the applicant's sentence but I do set a non-parole period of twenty-five years commencing 28 May 1987 and ending 27 May 2012.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - life sentences redetermined - whether sentences can be backdated.
LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1989 Sch 1
CASES CITED : R v Main [1999] NSWSC 1174 R v Pearce (1998) 194 CLR 610
Regina PARTIES : v Michael Robert MAIN (Offender)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2003/02
COUNSEL : Mr D Arnott SC with Ms J Girdham (Crown) Mr A Haesler SC with Mr J Graham (Applicant)
SOLICITORS : S C Kavanagh (Crown) S O'Connor (Legal Aid Commission) (Applicant)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : No 96 of 1985
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : O'Brien J
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