R v NR [2011] NSWSC 280

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v NR [2011] NSWSC 280 Hearing dates: 22 November to 3 December 2010; 25 February 2011 Decision date: 15 April 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Garling J Decision: (a) Sentence to a term of imprisonment without parole of 4 years and 6 months to commence on 28 February 2009 and to conclude on 27 August 2013; (b) Sentence to a balance term of 3 years, to conclude on 27 August 2016. (c) The first day eligible for release from custody is 27 August 2013. (d) In accordance with s 19 of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987, order directing that the whole of the term of imprisonment is to be served as a juvenile offender. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Sentencing - Homicide - Manslaughter - Juvenile offender - Considerations of deterrence and rehabilitation in sentencing for juvenile offenders - Discount for offer to plea guilty - Offer rejected by Crown - Special circumstances for varying statutory ratio for non-parole period - Special circumstances for offender to serve non-parole period in a juvenile detention facility - Limited availability of educational facilities in adult correction centres Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: APT v R [2009] NSWCCA 230 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1 KT v R (2008) 182 A Crim R 571 R v Adamson (2002) 132 A Crim R 511 R v AJC [2010] NSWCCA 168 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Carroll [2008] NSWCCA 218 R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v GDP (1991) 53 A Crim R 112 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v Johnson [2003] NSWCCA 129 R v MacDonell (NSWCCA, 8 December 1995, unreported) R v Oinonen [1999] NSWCCA 310 R v Pham & Ly (1991) 55 A Crim R 128 R v Previtera (Supreme Court of NSW, 27 May 1997, unreported) R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (P) NR (D) Representation: Counsel: Richard Herps (P) Janet Manuell SC (D) Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (P) Legal Aid NSW (D) File Number(s): 2009/154043 Publication restriction: Non publication of any information or material that may lead to the identification of the convicted young man, and the young people involved as witnesses (s 15A Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987