NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R v Valiukas [2009] NSWSC 808
HEARING DATE(S) : 29 April - 8 May 2009, 31 July 2009
JUDGMENT DATE : 14 August 2009
JURISDICTION : Common Law Division
JUDGMENT OF : R A Hulme J
DECISION : Sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 18 years with a non-parole period of 13 years 6 months
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - murder - unsuccessful defence of substantial impairment by abnormaility of mind - relevance of state of mind at time of offence - reduced moral culpability and emphasis on general deterrence - ten year delay from offence to sentence - favourable subjective case - protective custody
LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
CATEGORY : Sentence
R v Bloomfield (1998) 44 NSWLR 734 R v Champion (1992) 64 A Crim R 244 R v Cheatham [2002] NSWCCA 360 R v Elphick [2002] NSWCCA 273 CASES CITED : R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Letteri, NSWCCA 18 March 1992, unreported R v MJR [2002] NSWCCA 129; (2002) 54 NSWLR 368 R v Patrick Joiner [2002] NSWCCA 354; (2002) 133 A Crim R 90 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 R v Woods [2009] NSWCCA 55
PARTIES : R v David Martin Valiukas
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2008/9436
COUNSEL : Ms M Cunneen SC (Crown) Mr P Winch (Offender)
SOLICITORS : Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Legal Aid (Offender)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION CRIMINAL LIST
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