R v Smith (No 4) [2011] NSWSC 1082

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Smith (No 4) [2011] NSWSC 1082 Hearing dates: 17 August 2011 Decision date: 16 September 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: BUDDIN J Decision: For the murder of Russell Lyons, the offender is sentenced to a non-parole period of 12 years with a total term of imprisonment of 18 years to date from 30 April 2010. The total term will expire on 29 April 2028 and the offender will be eligible for release on parole on 29 April 2022. Catchwords: Criminal law - Sentencing - murder - offence committed during course of robbery in circumstances of aggravation - "stale" offence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: MAH v R [2006] NSWCCA 226 R v Armstrong [2010] NSWSC 800 R v Blanco (1999) 106 A Crim R 303 R v FD & JD (2006) 160 A Crim R 392 R v Hathaway [2005] NSWCCA 368 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v Jacobs; R v Mehajer (2004) 151 A Crim R 452 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Shorten [2005] NSWCCA 106 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Darren Paul Smith Representation: Counsel: C Everson (Crown) D Yehia SC (Offender) Solicitorsl: S Kavanagh (Solicitor) Director of Public Prosecutions Legal Aid Commission of NSW File Number(s): 2009/50517