NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R v Seelin [2009] NSWSC 286
HEARING DATE(S) : 6-16 April 2009
JUDGMENT DATE : 17 April 2009
JUDGMENT OF : Fullerton J
DECISION : On the charge of manslaughter I sentence you to a non-parole period of 5 years and 4 months, to date from 2 September 2007 and expiring on the 1 January 2013, with a balance of term of 1 year and 10 months expiring on 1 November 2014. On the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm I sentence you to a fixed term of 2 years and 6 months commencing on 2 September 2007.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - manslaughter by unlawful and dangerous act - unlawful possession of a firearm - whether firearm discharged accidentally - dispute between neighbours
Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Evidence Act 1995 Firearms Act 1996
CATEGORY : Sentence
Pearce v R [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 CASES CITED : R v Lavender [2005] HCA 37; 222 CLR 67 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 Wilson v R (1992) 174 CLR 313
PARTIES : The Crown Mark Patrick Seelin (Offender)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2008/16497
COUNSEL : H Wilson (Crown) C Jeffreys (Solicitor) (Offender)
SOLICITORS : Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Jeffreys & Associates (Offender)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION CRIMINAL LIST
FULLERTON J 17 APRIL 2009
2008/16497 R v MARK PATRICK SEELIN
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