R v Hogden [2012] NSWSC 24

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hogden [2012] NSWSC 24 Hearing dates: 12 December 2011 Decision date: 09 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Davies J Decision: 1. The Offender is sentenced to a fixed term of imprisonment of 18 months commencing 9 March 2012 and expiring 8 September 2013, and I direct that the sentence be wholly suspended. 2. The Offender is to enter into a bond to be of good behaviour for a period of 18 months commencing 9 March 2012 and expiring 8 September 2013. The bond is to contain conditions: (a) that you will be of good behaviour during the term of the bond; (b) that you are to appear before the Court if called upon to do so at any time during the term of the bond; (c) that you are to accept the supervision of the Probation and Parole Service and to obey all reasonable directions for counselling, educational development or drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and to report to the Gosford Probation office within 7 days. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - accessory after the fact to murder - various acts of assistance over 2 month period - false account given to police and maintained for that period - subsequent remorse and confession - considerable assistance Cases Cited: R v Jade Carly Fennell [2011] NSWSC 489 R v Cowen [2008] NSWSC 104 R v Galea [2003] NSWSC 465 R v Quach [2002] NSWSC 1205 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Crown Debbra Hogden (Defendant) Representation: K Adler (Crown) R J Button SC (Defendant) Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Legal Aid of NSW (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/274703