Devaney v R [2012] NSWCCA 285

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Devaney v R [2012] NSWCCA 285 Hearing dates: 26 June 2012 Decision date: 21 December 2012 Before: Allsop P at [1] Price J at [101] Campbell J at [102] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Allow the appeal. 3. Vary the sentence imposed on the applicant by the District Court on 3 June 2011 by quashing the sentence for the offence in count 1 and in its place sentencing the applicant to a non-parole period of eight years imprisonment commencing on 8 November 2009 and expiring on 7 November 2017, with a balance of term of four years imprisonment commencing on 8 November 2017 and expiring on 7 November 2021; the earliest date for release on parole being 7 November 2017. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing - shooting with intent to murder - mental illness - effect of standard non-parole period on sentencing - balancing of factors when sentencing mentally ill offender - sentence manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 23A, s 29 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 3A, s 21A, s 44 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5 Firearms Act 1996 (NSW), s 7, s 7A Judicial Officers Act 1986 (NSW), s 8 Cases Cited: Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Beldon v R [2012] NSWCCA 194 Bolt v R [2012] NSWCCA 50 Butler v R [2012] NSWCCA 23 Butters v R [2010] NSWCCA 1 Carlton v R [2008] NSWCCA 244; 189 A Crim R 332 Channon v R (1978) 20 ALR 1 Courtney v R [2007] NSWCCA 195; 172 A Crim R 371 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 79 NSWLR 1 Du Randt v R [2008] NSWCCA 121 HG v The Queen [1999] HCA 2; 197 CLR 414 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Leach v R [2008] NSWCCA 73; 183 A Crim R 1 Lowndes v The Queen [1999] HCA 29; 195 CLR 665 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Pfizner v R [2010] NSWCCA 314 Phelan v R (1993) 66 A Crim R 446 Reberger v R [2011] NSWCCA 132 R v Bugmy [2012] NSWCCA 223 R v Cramp [2004] NSWCCA 264 R v Cuthbert (1967) 86 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 272 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Geddes (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 554 R v Harrison (1997) 93 A Crim R 314 R v Heatley [2006] NSWSC 1199 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Manna [1999] NSWCCA 314 R v Mathers [2011] NSWSC 339 R v O'Donoghue (1968) 34 A Crim R 397 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; 199 CLR 270 R v Palu [2002] NSWCCA 381; 134 A Crim R 174 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353; 127 A Crim R 369 R v Robinson [2002] NSWCCA 359 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Storey [1998] 1 VR 359; 89 A Crim R 519 R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102; 16 VR 269 R v Warfield (1994) 73 A Crim R 516; 34 NSWLR 200 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 R v Wiskich [2000] SASC 64 R v Wright (1997) 93 A Crim R 48 R v Z [2006] NSWCCA 342; 167 A Crim R 436 Suttle v R [2007] NSWCCA 264 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; 164 CLR 465 Williams v R [2012] NSWCCA 172 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Todd William Devaney (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: H Dhanji SC (Applicant) J Girdham (Respondent) Legal Aid NSW (Applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/9962 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2011-06-03 00:00:00 Before: Syme DCJ File Number(s): 2009/9962