NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R v Edwards [2009] NSWSC 164
HEARING DATE(S) : 11/03/2009, 12/03/2009, 16/03/2009
JUDGMENT DATE : 17 March 2009
JUDGMENT OF : Buddin J
DECISION : For the murder of Adelaide Breckenridge the offender is sentenced to a non-parole period of 14 years with an overall sentence of 18 years 8 months imprisonment. Both terms will commence on 23 February 2008. The total term will expire on 22 October 2026. The non-parole period will expire on 22 February 2022 on which date the offender will be eligible for release on parole.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - murder - plea of guilty - Aboriginal offender - history of domestic violence
LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Cameron v the Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 MAH v R [2006] NSWCCA 226 R v AJP (2004) 150 A Crim R 575 R v Durocher-Yvon (2003) 58 NSWLR 581 R v FD & JD (2006) 160 A Crim R 392 R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566 R v Markarian (2005) 228 CLR 357 CASES CITED : R v MLP (2006) 164 A Crim R 93 R v Mostyn (2004) 145 A Crim R 304 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 R v Thompson [2008] NSWSC 109 R v Thomson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Trevenna (2004) 149 A Crim R 505 R v Vu [2005] NSWSC 271 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168
PARTIES : Regina Deon James Edwards
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