R v Lane (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 118

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Lane (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 118 Hearing dates: 13 February 2015 Date of orders: 27 February 2015 Decision date: 27 February 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Campbell J Decision: The offender is convicted and sentenced as follows:

(1) For the manslaughter of Peter Morris I sentence you to a term of imprisonment having a non-parole period of 6 years and 4 months commencing 27th September 2013 and expiring on 26th January 2020 with an additional term of 2 years and 2 months commencing on 27th January 2020 and expiring on 26th March 2022.

The earliest date upon which you will be eligible for release on parole is 27th January 2020. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – guilty verdict – one charge of manslaughter by an unlawful and dangerous act Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW); Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW); Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abbas v The Queen [2013] NSWCCA 115; Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; 209 CLR 1; Dionys v The Queen [2011] NSWCCA 272; Munda v Western Australia [2013] HCA 38; 249 CLR 600; R v Harris (2001) 125 A Crim R 27; R v Loveridge [2014] NSWCCA 120; R v MD [2005] NSWCCA 342; 156 A Crim R 372; Wiggins v R [2010] NSWCCA 30 Category: Sentence Parties: The Queen (Crown) Paul Ian Lane (Offender) Representation: Counsel: L Carr (Crown) P Young SC (Offender)