Beldon v R [2012] NSWCCA 194

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Beldon v R [2012] NSWCCA 194 Hearing dates: 12 June 2012 Decision date: 06 September 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL at [1] Johnson J at [2] Hammerschlag J at [110] Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal against sentence dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - murder - plea of guilty - applicant stabs victim - intention to cause grievous bodily harm - applicant 34 years' old at time of murder - significant history of offences of violence - long history of drug use and mental instability - chequered history of recidivism - well-established pattern of ceasing to take medication on release from custody combined with illicit drug use - finding of slight prospect of rehabilitation - whether error in approach to applicant's mental illness and protection of the public - whether error in approach to standard non-parole period - whether sentence manifestly excessive - no error demonstrated - sentence not manifestly excessive - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Cases Cited: R v Beldon [2011] NSWSC 112 Bugmy v The Queen [1990] HCA 18; 169 CLR 525 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 79 NSWLR 1 Zreika v R [2012] NSWCCA 44 BT v R [2012] NSWCCA 128 R v Wright (1997) 93 A Crim R 48 R v Henry [2007] NSWCCA 90 Clay v R [2007] NSWCCA 106 Veen v The Queen (No. 2) [1988] HCA 14; 164 CLR 465 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Fardon v Attorney-General for the State of Queensland [2004] HCA 46; 223 CLR 575 R v SLD [2003] NSWCCA 310; 58 NSWLR 589 SLD v The Queen [2004] HCA Trans 501 R v Johnson [2005] NSWCCA 186 Knight v R [2006] NSWCCA 292; 164 A Crim R 126 Adanguidi v R [2006] NSWCCA 404; 167 A Crim R 295 R v Willmott [2012] NSWSC 824 Ng v R [2011] NSWCCA 227 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Aldous v R [2012] NSWCCA 153 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 Tran v R [2011] NSWCCA 116 R v McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242; 66 NSWLR 566 R v O'Leary [2004] NSWSC 821 R v Heffernan [2005] NSWSC 739 Apps v R [2006] NSWCCA 290 R v Waters [2006] NSWSC 502 R v Harvey [2007] NSWSC 871 R v Thompson [2008] NSWSC 109 R v Pocock [2008] NSWSC 1435 R v Shamouil [2009] NSWSC 24 R v O'Donnell [2009] NSWSC 42 R v Edwards [2009] NSWSC 164 R v Carr [2009] NSWSC 995 R v Cox [2009] NSWSC 1067 R v Holcroft [2010] NSWSC 1294 R v Borg [2010] NSWSC 951 R v Jones [2010] NSWSC 432 R v Wong [2010] NSWSC 171 Lee v R [2011] NSWCCA 169 Hili v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 House v R [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Wong v R [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 Lowndes v R [1999] HCA 29; 195 CLR 665 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Reece Leonard Beldon (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Hamill SC (Applicant) Ms MM Cinque (Respondent) Solicitors: Nyman Gibson Stewart Lawyers (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2008/69063 Publication restriction: --- Decision under appeal Citation: R v Beldon [2011] NSWSC 112 Date of Decision: 2011-03-04 00:00:00 Before: Barr AJ File Number(s): 2008/69063