ASP v R [2007] NSWSC 339

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : ASP v R [2007] NSWSC 339

HEARING DATE(S) : 23 February 2007, 27 February 2007, 1 March 2007

JUDGMENT DATE : 13 April 2007

JUDGMENT OF : Johnson J at 1

DECISION : 1. Application to redetermine life sentence refused; 2. Direct that Applicant not reapply to Court for redetermination for a period of seven years.

CATCHWORDS : SENTENCING - application to redetermine life sentence imposed in 1988 - abduction, sexual assault and murder of victim - offences committed whilst on parole for sexual assault offences - applicant committed other offences of abduction and sexual assault in month prior to murder - lengthy determinate sentences imposed for other offences - whether offence constituted a "most serious case of murder" - application of totality principle where life sentence imposed together with lengthy determinate sentences - later incident of sexual assault in prison in 1993 - relevance of later incident to redetermination application - preservation of safety of community - offender with dangerous propensity to commit offences of abduction and sexual assault in 1980s - assessment of prospects of rehabilitation and risk of reoffending - public interest - application refused - applicant precluded from making further application for seven years

Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Crimes Act 1900 Sentencing Act 1989

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