R v Brilliantes [2013] NSWSC 1693

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Brilliantes [2013] NSWSC 1693 Hearing dates: 1 November 2013 Decision date: 08 November 2013 Before: Adamson J Decision: For the murder of Patrick Crowe, he is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 18 years, commencing on 8 January 2013, with non-parole period of 13 years and 6 months. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW- sentencing- murder- 25 % discount for plea of guilty- objective seriousness- use of weapon- aggravating factors- risk to public safety- offence committed on parole- moral culpability- partial accumulation Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, s 54A(2) Cases Cited: Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; 189 CLR 295 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; 199 CLR 270 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina Christopher Brilliantes (Offender) Representation: Counsel: J Crespo (Crown) CT Loukas SC (Offender) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Proctor & Associates (Offender) File Number(s): 2012/215971 Publication restriction: Nil Pursuant to s15A Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987, there is to be no publication of any information, picture or other material that identifies or is likely to lead to the identification of the child witness. Identifying information has been removed from this version of the judgment to comply with the statute.