R v Jones (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1511

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Jones (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1511 Hearing dates: 17 October 2014 Decision date: 31 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Button J Decision: Convicted. Sentenced for the offence of supplying a prohibited drug to a fixed term of imprisonment of 18 months to date from 15 December 2012 and to expire on 14 June 2014. Because of the sentence structure, there will be no non-parole period. Convicted. Sentenced for the offence of murder to a non-parole period of 20 years to date from 15 September 2013 and to expire on 14 September 2033. There will be a parole period of 7 years that expires on 14 September 2040. The first date upon which you will be eligible for release to parole is 14 September 2033. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - remarks on sentence - offender found guilty of murder by jury - death by ligature strangulation - offender intended to kill deceased - offender had previous criminal conviction for violence - established problem with prohibited drugs Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 21A, 28(4) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), s 25C Cases Cited: R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374; (1997) 90 A Crim R 587 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 The Queen v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; 199 CLR 270 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Wayne Edward Jones Representation: Counsel: Mr L Carr (Crown) Mr C Watson (Offender) Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Sydney Criminal Lawyers (Offender) File Number(s): 2012/389477