R v Hunter (No 15) [2014] NSWSC 1456

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hunter (No 15) [2014] NSWSC 1456 Hearing dates: 10 October 2014 Decision date: 24 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Button J Decision: Sentenced to imprisonment for 8 years to date from 22 June 2011 and expire on 21 June 2019, comprising a non-parole period of 6 years, followed by a balance of the term of sentence of 2 years. The first date upon which the offender will be eligible for release to parole is 21 June 2017. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - remarks on sentence - plea of not guilty to murder - offender found guilty of manslaughter by jury - offender the moving party in fatal assault with weapons - offender motivated by vengeance - offender suffered grossly deprived upbringing - offender on conditional liberty at time of offence and had a lengthy criminal record for violence Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 21A, 28(4) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), s 25C Cases Cited: Abbas v R [2014] NSWCCA 188 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37; 249 CLR 571 Munda v Western Australia [2013] HCA 38; 249 CLR 600 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374; (1997) 90 A Crim R 587 R v Wood [2014] NSWCCA 184 The Queen v De Simoni [1981] HCA 31; 147 CLR 383 The Queen v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; 199 CLR 270 Whittaker v The King (1928) 41 CLR 230 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Paul Andrew Hunter Representation: Counsel: M Cinque (Crown) D Carroll (Accused)