R v Hines (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1273

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hines (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1273 Hearing dates: 3 July, 16 September 2014 Decision date: 17 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hamill J Decision: Sentenced to a non-parole period of 16½ years commencing on 19 February 2013 and expiring on 18 August 2029 with a balance of term of 7½ years commencing on 19 August 2029 and expiring on 18 February 2037. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Sentence - murder - single stab wound to the chest - no premeditation - intention to inflict grievous bodily harm - provocation as a mitigating feature - previous offence of murder - future dangerousness - standard of proof - protection of the community - circumstances of deprivation - relevance of intoxication - victim's impact statement in cases of homicide - all human life precious - whether appropriate to take family victims' impact statements into account in determining sentence - recent amendments - "aspect of harm done to the community" - particular circumstances - special circumstances - aggravating features Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abbas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115 Aslett v R [2006] NSWCCA 360 Attorney General's Reference No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; (2010) 205 A Crim R 1 Fardon v Attorney General (Qld) [2004] HCA 46; (2004) 223 CLR 575 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Munda v Western Australia [2013] HCA 38; (2013) 249 CLR 600 Olbrich v The Queen (1999) 199 CLR 270; (1999) 108 A Crim R 464 Potts v R [2012] NSWCCA 229; (2012) 227 A Crim R 217 R v Aytugrul [2009] NSWSC 275 R v Barlow [2013] NSWSC 217 R v Beldon [2012] NSWCCA 194 R v Bell (1985) 2 NSWLR 466; (1985) 18 A Crim R 19 R v Booth [2014] NSWCCA 156 R v Borg [2010] NSWSC 951 R v Dang [1999] NSWCCA 42 R v Gittany (No. 5) [2014] NSWSC 49 R v Hearne (2001) 124 A Crim R 451; [2001] NSWCCA 37 R v Heffernan [2005] NSWSC 739 R v Hines [2014] NSWSC 701 R v Anthony Jones [2012] NSWSC 1433 R v Loveridge [2014] NSWCCA 120 R v McNamara [2004] NSWCCA 42 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76. R v SLD [2003] NSWCCA 310; (2003) 58 NSWLR 589; (2003) 142 A Crim R 503. Veen v The Queen (No. 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; (1988) 33 A Crim R 230 Versluys v R [2014] NSWCCA 98 Category: Sentence Parties: Crown Accused: Alan John Hines Representation: Counsel: P McGrath (Crown) E Wilson SC (Accused) Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Aboriginal Legal Service (Accused) File Number(s): 2013/52349 Publication restriction: Nil