R v DANNEVIG, Christopher James [2012] NSWSC 1013

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v DANNEVIG, Christopher James [2012] NSWSC 1013 Hearing dates: 3 August 2012 Decision date: 31 August 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hall J Decision: A term of imprisonment with a non-parole period of 21 years, which is to commence on 8 August 2011 and is to expire on 7 August 2032. A balance of term of 7 years is to commence on 6 August 2032 and is to expire on 5 August 2039. The earliest date of eligibility for release to parole is 7 August 2032. Catchwords: CRIME - Sentencing for offence or murder - plea of guilty - young offender principles - objective seriousness of offence - victim befriended on-line pursuant to a ruse - issue of whether offence pre-planned - vulnerable victim murdered in remote area - aggravating and mitigating factors - offender had mild intellectual disability - offender demonstrated somewhat sophisticated capacity to employ strategy to groom victim - prior conviction for violent offence, on conditional liberty at time of offence - longer non-parole period than standard non-parole period imposed. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Fardon v Attorney General for the State of Queensland [2004] HCA 46; (2004) 223 CLR 575 Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v AEM & Ors [2002] NSWCCA 58 R v Gordon (1994) 71 A Crim R 459 R v Harrison (1997) 93 A Crim R 314 R v Hill (1981) 3 A Crim R 397 R v Kilmore (NSWCCA, 13 August 1998, unreported) R v Low (1991) 57 A Crim R 8 R v MacDonald (NSWCCA, 12 December 1995, unreported) R v Previteria (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Skura [2004] VSCA 53 R v SLD [2003] NSWCCA 310; (2003) 58 NSWLR 589 Veen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Wilson v The Queen [1992] HCA 31; (1992) 174 CLR 313 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Christopher James Dannevig (offender) Representation: Mr C Maxwell QC (for the Crown) Mr P Young SC and Ms N Mikhaiel (for the offender) Director of Public Prosecutions (for the Crown) Legal Aid Commission of NSW (for the offender) File Number(s): 2010/120727