R v Jon Stephen McKENZIE [2011] NSWSC 1460

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Jon Stephen McKENZIE [2011] NSWSC 1460 Hearing dates: 4 November 2011 Decision date: 30 November 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Schmidt J Decision: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment with a non-parole period of 10 years, commencing on 3 November 2010 and expiring on 2 November 2020. The balance of term is 4 years, 3 months, which is to commence on 3 November 2020 and to expire on 2 February 2025. The offender will be eligible for release on parole on 2 November 2020. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - murder of wife - plea of guilty - no prior criminal record - first offence - 25% utilitarian discount - aggravating factors - mitigating factors - age - special circumstances - victim impact statement Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 85 ALJR 1154 Power v The Queen [1974] HCA 26; (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Holyoak (1995) 82 A Crim R 502 R v Kiseljev [2004] NSWSC 1030 R v Lewis [2001] NSWCCA 448 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Scott [2005] NSWCCA 152 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Tzanis [2005] NSWCCA 274 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Jon Stephen McKenzie (Accused) Representation: Counsel: Ms J Baly (Crown) Mr GC Corr (Accused) Solicitors: Department of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Office of Department of Public Defenders (Accused) File Number(s): 2010/365140