NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R v Thompson [2008] NSWSC 109
HEARING DATE(S) : 08/11/2007, 12/11/2007, 14/11/2007, 08/02/2008
JUDGMENT DATE : 14 March 2008
JUDGMENT OF : Hoeben J
DECISION : Sentenced to a non-parole period of 15 years to commence on 28 February 2006 and to expire on 27 February 2021 with a balance of term of 5 years to expire on 27 February 2026, that is a total sentence of 20 years. The earliest date eligible for release on parole 28 February 2021.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - sentence for murder - murder of partner after night of drinking - application of standard non-parole period - aggravating and mitigating factors.
LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
CATEGORY : Sentence
Channon v The Queen (1978) 33 FLR 433 R v AJP (2004) 150 A Crim R 575 at [122] R v Berg [2004] NSWCCA 300 at [43] R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Hearne (2001) 124 A Crim R 451 at [34] R v King [2004] NSWCCA 444 at [171] CASES CITED : R v Previtera (1977) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Robinson [2007] NSWSC 460 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 R v Thomson & Houlton [(2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Vu [2005] NSWSC 271 R v Way [2004] 60 NSWLR 168 R v White [2005] NSWSC 667
PARTIES : Regina John Frederick Thompson - Offender
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 342/2007
COUNSEL : Mr Paul Lynch - Crown Ms Anita Betts - Offender
SOLICITORS : Solicitor for Public Prosecutions - Crown Solicitor for Legal Aid Commission of NSW - Offender
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