R v Kim Leanne Snibson [2008] NSWSC 905

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R v Kim Leanne Snibson [2008] NSWSC 905

HEARING DATE(S) : 15/5/08, 19/5/08, 20/5/08, 21/5/08, 22/5/08, 23/5/08, 26/5/08, 27/5/08, 28/5/08, 29/5/08, 18/08/08, 19/08/08, 20/08/08, 21/08/08, 22/08/08, 27/08/08, 29/08/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 5 September 2008

JUDGMENT OF : Buddin J

1 For the offence of detaining Gregory Hosa in circumstances constituting the specially aggravated form of kidnapping the offender is sentenced to a fixed term of imprisonment of 8 years 6 months to commence on 29 January 2006 and to expire on 28 July 2014. I decline to impose a non-parole period because of the sentence which I am about to impose. 2 For the offence of murder of Gregory Hosa the offender is sentenced to a total term of imprisonment of 26 years consisting of a non-parole period of 18 years with the balance of the term being 8 years. Each term will commence on 29 January 2006. The total term will expire on 28 January 2032 and the non-parole period will expire on 28 January 2024. DECISION : 3 For the offence of detaining Kathryn McKay in circumstances constituting the specially aggravated form of kidnapping the offender is sentenced to a fixed term of imprisonment of 8 years 6 months to commence on 29 January 2012 and to expire on 28 July 2020, I decline to impose a non-parole period because of the sentence which I am about to impose. 4 For the offence of murder of Kathryn McKay the offender is sentenced to a total term of imprisonment of 26 years consisting of a non-parole period of 18 years with the balance of the term being 8 years. Each term will commence on 29 January 2012. The total term will expire on 28 January 2038 and the non-parole period will expire on 28 January 2030 on which date the offender will be eligible for release on parole. 5 The effective head sentence is thus one of 32 years imprisonment with an effective non-parole period of 24 years.