R v WILLMOTT [2012] NSWSC 824

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v WILLMOTT [2012] NSWSC 824 Hearing dates: 15 June 2012 Decision date: 20 July 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Price J Decision: The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment with a non-parole period of 21 years which is to commence on 13 October 2010 and is to expire on 12 October 2031 and a balance of term of 7 years which is to commence on 13 October 2031 and will expire on 12 October 2038. The earliest date the offender is eligible for release to parole is 12 October 2031. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - murder - guilty plea - limited provocation - seriousness of offence of a high order - offender on parole - convictions for personal violence offences - intoxication and illicit drug use - utilitarian discount for plea - parole revoked - when sentence to be commenced. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 s 19A, s 19A(2), s 19A(3) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 s 4 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 21(1), s 21A(2), s 21A(2)(d), s 21A(6), s 21A(3)(b), s 21A(3)(c) s 21A(3)(i) (i)-(ii), s 61(1) Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld) Cases Cited: DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Mill v The Queen [1988] HCA 70; (1988) 166 CLR 59 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v AB [2011] NSWCCA 229; (2011) 59 MVR 356 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; (2009) 195 A Crim R 1 R v Fernando [2002] NSWCCA 28 R v Harrison (1997) 93 A Crim R 314 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 255 R v Koloamatangi [2011] NSWCCA 288 R v McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242; (2006) NSWLR 566 R v Merritt [2004] NSWCCA 19; (2004) 59 NSWLR 557 R v Ponfield [1999] NSWCCA 435; (1999) 48 NSWLR 327 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Z [2006] NSWCCA 342; (2006) 167 A Crim R 436 R v SLD [2003] NSWCCA 310; (2003) 58 NSWLR 589 Stanford v R [2007] NSWCCA 73 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Yang v R [2012] NSWCCA 49 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Kelvin Robert WILLMOTT (Offender) Representation: Mr L Lungo (Crown) Mr J Fitzgerald (Offender) File Number(s): 2010/340090