NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R v Ward [2010] NSWSC 304 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 08/04/2010
JUDGMENT DATE : 22 April 2010
JUDGMENT OF : Howie J at 1
DECISION : The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment made up of a non-parole period of 18 years 9 months and a balance of term of 6 years 3 months. The sentence is to commence on 7 June 2008 and the non-parole period expires on 6 March 2027. This is a sentence of imprisonment for 25 years and the offender cannot be considered for release to parole until 6 March 2027. It will then be a matter for the Parole Board to determine whether she can be released safely into the community. After sentence was imposed, it was brought to my attention by the parties that I had failed to deal with two matters under s 166 of the Criminal Procedure Act, they being related matters of drive with middle range PCA and drive whilst unlicensed. These are matters that were taken into account when I assessed the objective seriousness of the offence of murder. There is no purpose in imposing any additional punishment for these offences. In respect of each the offender is convicted under s 10A of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 without any punishment.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Sentence - Conviction for murder after trial - killing by use of motor vehicle
LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 - ss10A, 21A(2) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - s 166
CATEGORY : Sentence
PARTIES : Regina v Sarah May Ward
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2009/11037
COUNSEL : E Wilkins SC - Crown E Wasilenia - Offender
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