NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Chen [2012] NSWSC 1000 Hearing dates: 10 August 2012 Decision date: 29 August 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Schmidt J Decision: Sentenced to imprisonment with a non-parole period of 3 years and 9 months commencing 9 February 2011 and expiring on 8 November 2014 with a balance of term of 3 years expiring on 8 November 2017. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - manslaughter - early guilty plea - multiple stab wounds - mutilation - depressive illness - aggravating matters - mitigating matters - remorse - 25% utilitarian discount - special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2008 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: R v Backlidge (unreported, New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal, Gleeson CJ, Grove and Ireland JJ, 24 February 2005) R v Dawes [2004] NSWCCA 363 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Low (1991) 57 A Crim R 8 R v Nguyen (No2) [2009] NSWSC 1120 R v Scott [2005] NSWCCA 152 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Jian Chen (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Tedeschi QC (Crown) Mr P Hamil SC (Offender) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Giddy & Crittenden (Offender) File Number(s): 2011/42994 Publication restriction: None
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