Milat v R; Klein v R [2014] NSWCCA 29

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Milat v R; Klein v R [2014] NSWCCA 29 Hearing dates: 13 December 2013 Decision date: 14 March 2014 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1] Hall J at [2] R A Hulme J at [3] Decision: Milat: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Klein: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal allowed. 3. Sentence imposed in the Supreme Court quashed. 4. Sentenced to imprisonment comprising a non-parole period of 20 years and a balance of the term of the sentence of 7 years. The sentence is to date from 22 November 2010. The applicant will become eligible for release on parole upon the expiration of the non-parole period on 21 November 2030. The total term of the sentence will expire on 21 November 2037. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - murder - primary participant in killing - determination of worst category case - future dangerousness - early plea of guilty but discount withheld - use of axe as an aggravating feature -sentence not manifestly excessive CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - murder - secondary participant in killing - erosion of utilitarian value of plea by disputing facts on sentence - insufficient disparity with sentence imposed upon primary participant - sentence not manifestly excessive Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Elyard v R [2006] NSWCCA 43 Fardon v Attorney-General for the State of Queensland [2004] HCA 46; (2004) 223 CLR 575 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jimmy v R [2010] NSWCCA 60; (2010) 77 NSWLR 540 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v AB [2011] NSWCCA 229 R v Corrie Loveridge; R v AB [2013] NSWSC 1591 R v El-Andouri [2004] NSWCCA 178 R v Garforth (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 23 May 1994, unrep) R v Kalache [2000] NSWCCA 2 R v Milat & Klein [2012] NSWSC 634 R v Robinson [2002] NSWCCA 359 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 R v SLD [2003] NSWCCA 310; (2003) 58 NSWLR 589 R v Stani-Reginald [2013] NSWSC 567 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Twala (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 4 November 1994, unrep) R v Winchester (1992) 58 A Crim R 345 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matthew Stephen Milat (Applicant) Cohen Klein (Applicant) Regina (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Stratton SC with Mr P Pearsall (Milat) Ms J Manuell SC (Klein) Ms N Noman SC (Crown) Solicitors: Legal Aid NSW (Milat) Matthew Trevillion Solicitors (Klein) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) File Number(s): 2010/388148; 2010/388542 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9111 Citation: R v Milat & Klein [2012] NSWSC 634 Date of Decision: 2012-06-08 00:00:00 Before: Mathews AJ File Number(s): 2010/388148; 2010/388542