R v Matthews [2015] NSWSC 49

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Matthews [2015] NSWSC 49 Hearing dates: 12 December 2014 Date of orders: 17 February 2015 Decision date: 17 February 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Davies J Decision: Imprisonment for a non-parole period of 5 years commencing 19 September 2011 and expiring 18 September 2016 with an additional term of 2 years 6 months expiring 18 March 2019. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing – manslaughter – victim killed in fight – offender and deceased known to one another – violence involving alcohol – victim with undiagnosed aneurysm – aneurysm bursts during fight – offender on conditional liberty at time of fight with prohibition on drinking alcohol – general and specific deterrence Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Butters v R [2010] NSWCCA 1 Donaczy v R [2010] NSWCCA 143 Hopley v R [2008] NSWCCA 105 Matthews v R [2014] NSWCCA 151 Pfitzner v R [2010] NSWCCA 314 R v Forbes [2005] NSWCCA 377; (2005) 160 A Crim R 1 R v Grenenger [1999] NSWSC 380 R v Loveridge [2014] NSWCCA 120 R v Matthews [2013] NSWSC 659 R v O'Hare [2003] NSWSC 652 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Crown (Plaintiff) Adam James Matthews (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T Thorpe (Crown) J Stratton SC (Defendant)