R v Malcolm POTTS [2010] NSWSC 731

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R v Malcolm POTTS [2010] NSWSC 731

8-12/3/10 HEARING DATE(S) : 15-19/3/10 22/3/10

JUDGMENT DATE : 23 July 2010

JURISDICTION : Common Law Criminal List

JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J

DECISION : Sentenced to a non parole period of 21 years commencing on 14 September 2008 and expiring on 13 September 2029, and a balance of term of 7 years expiring on 13 September 2036. Earliest date on which eligible for release on parole will be 13 September 2029.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - convicted of murder - schizophrenic - lengthy history mental illness - jury rejected substantial impairment - objective circumstances - significantly impaired - not worst class of case - slightly above mid range - dangerousness - previous conviction for manslaughter - relevance previous convictions.

LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999

CATEGORY : Sentence

R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 MLP v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 271; (2006) 164 A Crim R 93 R v Garforth (Court of Criminal Appeal, 23 May 1994, unreported) CASES CITED : R v Potts [2001] NSWSC 753 Veen v The Queen [No 2] [1987-1988] 164 CLR 465 R v McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242; (2006) 66 NSWLR 566 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76

PARTIES : Regina Malcolm Potts

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2009/6625

COUNSEL : T Thorpe (Crown) R Bonnici (Acc)

SOLICITORS : J Brown - DPP (Crown) Justin Lewis Lawyers (Acc)

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