R v Dennison [2010] NSWSC 780

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R v Dennison [2010] NSWSC 780

HEARING DATE(S) : 19 March 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 16 July 2010

JUDGMENT OF : Fullerton J

DECISION : Sentenced to an effective term of imprisonment of 28 years to date from 29 October 2008 and to expire on 28 October 2036 with a period of 21 years to be served in custody before eligible to be considered for release to parole on 28 October 2029. (See para 89 for details)

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - murder - eighteen further counts involving detention, robbery and sexual assault - deceased died from injuries sustained while attempting to escape from offender - Form 1 offences - four victims - guilty plea - applicability of principles in R v Fernando in relation to Aboriginality of the offender - drug addiction - principle of totality

LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999

CATEGORY : Sentence

Aslett v R [2006] NSWCCA 360 Attorney General's Application Under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (No 1 of 2002) [2002] NSWCCA 518; 56 NSWLR 146 Maxwell v R [2007] NSWCCA 304; 177 A Crim R 498 Pearce v R [1998] HCA 57; 194 CLR 610 Postiglione v R [1997] HCA 26; 189 CLR 295 R v Bavadra [2000] NSWCCA 292; 115 A Crim R 152 CASES CITED : R v Fernando (1992) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Finnie [2002] NSWCCA 533 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; 46 NSWLR 346 R v Janceski [2005] NSWCCA 288 R v McEvoy [2010] NSWCCA 110 R v Reyes [2005] NSWCCA 218 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Royall v R [1991] HCA 27; 172 CLR 378