R v Katsis [2015] NSWSC 1890

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Katsis [2015] NSWSC 1890 Hearing dates: 27 November 2015 Date of orders: 11 December 2015 Decision date: 11 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Fagan J Decision: 1. For the offence in count 1 of the indictment, sexual intercourse with Doris Fenbow without consent, the offender is sentenced to a fixed term of imprisonment of 6 years to commence on 12 September 2014 and to expire 11 September 2020.

2. For the offence in count 2 of the indictment, murder of Doris Fenbow, the offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 20 years to commence on 12 September 2014 and to expire 11 September 2034 with a non-parole period of 15 years to commence on 12 September 2014 and to expire 11 September 2029.

3. Alexis Katsis will be eligible to be considered for release on parole at the expiry of the non-parole period in respect of count 2 on 11 September 2029. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – murder – intention to kill – sexual intercourse without consent – sentencing many years after commission of crimes – not guilty plea – young offender – vulnerable victim – offences in victim's home – fires ignited – no remorse or contrition – fabricated narrative – no subsequent offending of same nature – consideration of comparable cases for consistency Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crime Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Green v R; Quinn v R (2011) 244 CLR 462 Hoai Vinh Tran v R [2011] NSWCCA 116 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51 MPB v R [2013] NSWCCA 213; (2013) 234 A Crim R 576 R v Bossie (Supreme Court (NSW), Studdert J, 16 April 1992, unrep) R v Dargin [2000] NSWSC 710 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v Fleming [2007] NSWSC 673 R v Hillsley [2006] NSWCCA 312 R v Matthews [2014] NSWSC 608 R v Sharpe (Supreme Court (NSW), Wood J, 9 September 1999, unrep) R v Wilson [2005] NSWCCA 112 RL v R [2015] NSWCCA 106 SHR v R [2014] NSWCCA 94 Wong v R (2001) CLR 584 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Alexis Katsis (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Trevor Bailey (Crown) Bill Neild (Offender)