NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R v Kwon [2010] NSWSC 671 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 21 May 2010
JUDGMENT DATE : 2 July 2010
JUDGMENT OF : R A Hulme J
DECISION : Sentenced to imprisonment for 22 years with a non-parole period of 16 years 6 months.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - particular offences - offences against the person - homicide - murder - intention to kill - CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - relevant factors - nature and circumstances of offence - unplanned killing in victim's home - provocation not accepted - standard non-parole period - gravity of offence just below mid-range - co-operation with authorities - prior good character - remorse - reasonable rehabilitation prospects - hardship in serving sentence as foreign national - finding of special circumstances would involve double counting of features taken into account in overall sentence assessment
LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
CATEGORY : Sentence
R v Barakat [2004] NSWCCA 201 CASES CITED : R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168
PARTIES : Regina Gihyeon Kwon
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2009/38511
COUNSEL : Mr R Herps (Crown) Mr D Stewart (Offender)
SOLICITORS : Solicitor for Public Prosecutions Shiranica Danieli Lawyers
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION CRIMINAL LIST
R A Hulme J
2 July 2010
2009/38511 Regina v Gihyeon KWON
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