R v Huang [2015] NSWSC 375

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Huang [2015] NSWSC 375 Hearing dates: 25 March 2015 Date of orders: 10 April 2015 Decision date: 10 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: For the offence of manslaughter, the offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment comprising a non-parole period of five years and eleven months commencing on 9 September 2013 and an additional term of one year and eleven months commencing 9 August 2019 and ending on 8 July 2021. Catchwords: SENTENCING – manslaughter – offender arraigned on charge of murder but entered guilty plea to manslaughter – plea not accepted – found guilty of manslaughter – temporary loss of self control but otherwise not provocation – excessive self defence – assistance provided to law enforcement authorities – confession immediately after event – offender liable to be deported. Legislation Cited: - Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) – s 24 - Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) – s 5A - Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) – s 54A Cases Cited: - Berrier v R [2009] NSWCCA 40 - Cheung v R [2001] HCA 67; 209 CLR 1 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 - Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 - R v Blacklidge, Court of Criminal Appeal, Gleeson CJ, 12 December 1995, unreported - R v Fidow [2004] NSWCCA 172 - R v Frank Waqa (No 2) [2005] NSWCCA 33; 156 A Crim R 454 - R v Hazeltine [1967] 2 QB 857 - R v Huang [2000] NSWCCA 238; 113 A Crim R 386 - R v Mirzaee [2004] NSWCCA 315 - R v Pham [2005] NSWCCA 94 - R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 - R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; 49 NSWLR 383 - Wong v R [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 Category: Sentence Parties: Chun Shui Huang – Offender Director of Public Prosecutions – Crown Representation: Counsel: Mr P.K. Lynch - Crown Mr N.M. Steel - Offender