R v Dong [2010] NSWSC 1242

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R v Dong [2010] NSWSC 1242

1 July 2010 - 13 July 2010 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 July 2010 1 October 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 4 November 2010

JUDGMENT OF : Price J at 1

DECISION : Convicted. Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 24 years which is to consist of a non-parole period of 17 years commencing on 26 February 2009 and expiring on 25 February 2026 and a balance of term of 7 years commencing on 26 February 2026 and expiring on 25 February 2033. Eligible to be released on parole on 25 February 2026.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - sentencing - murder - jury verdict - self-defence - provocation - factual findings - offence within middle range of objective seriousness - mitigating factors - special circumstances - departure from standard non-parole period

Crimes Act 1900 s 19A(2), 19A(3), s 23 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 21(1), LEGISLATION CITED : s 21A(3)(b), s 21A(3)(c), s 21A(2)(c), s 21A(3)(e) s 21A(3)(f), s 21A(3)(i), s 21A(3)(g)-(h) s 61(1)

CATEGORY : Sentence

Knight v R [2006] NSWCCA 292 R v Clarke [2009] NSWCCA 49 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 CASES CITED : R v Merritt (2004) 146 A Crim R 309 R v Pilley (1991) 56 A Crim R 202 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Yeo [2003] NSWSC 315

PARTIES : Regina Jian Dong

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 152067/2009

COUNSEL : Mr J Pickering (Crown) Mr B Murray (Offender)

SOLICITORS : Ms J Sposi (Director of Public Prosecutions) Ms K Chen (Chen Shan Solicitors)