Regina v Djuro Ukropina [2015] NSWDC 306

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Regina v Djuro Ukropina [2015] NSWDC 306 Hearing dates: 4 December 2015 Date of orders: 10 December 2015 Decision date: 10 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge AC Scotting Decision: 1. Taking into account all of those matters, the offender is convicted. He is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 6 years and 9 months with a non-parole period of 4 years and 9 months to date from 14 November 2013. 2. The offender will be eligible to be released on parole on 13 August 2018. Catchwords: CRIME – murder – manslaughter – plea of guilty - lesser charge – abnormality of mind – underlying mental condition – substantial impairment – capacity to understand events – stabbing – liability of offence MENTAL HEALTH – impairment – psychiatric evidence – behaviour – underlying condition – treatment plan SENTENCE – mitigating factors – aggravating factors – objective seriousness – specific deterrence – general deterrence – appropriate penalty – imprisonment – conviction SENTENCE PRINCIPLES –community values – remorse – contrition – no other penalty appropriate – special circumstances – first time in custody Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss.18, 23A, Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 ss. 5, 21A, 22 Cases Cited: Veen v R (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566 Baumer v R (1988) 166 CLR 51 BW v R [2011] NSWCCA 176 R v Wilkinson (No 5) [2009] NSWSC 432 R v Thomson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Borkowski (2009) 195 A Crim R 1 Barbaro v The Queen (2010) 253 CLR 58 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Palijan v R [2010] NSWCCA 142 R v Scognamiglio (1991) 56 A Crim R 81 R v Wright (1997) 93 A Crim R 48 and R v Lawrence [2005] NSWCCA 91 Muldrock v R (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v Keceski (unreported, 10 August 1993, NSWCCA) R v Low (1991) 57 A Crim R 8 R v Dawes [2004] NSWCCA 363 Taber v R (2007) 170 A Crim 427 R v MD (2005) 156 A Crim R 372 R v Blacklidge (unreported, 12 December 1995, NSWCCA) R v Forbes (2005) 160 A Crim R 1 R v Green [1999] NSWCCA 97 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Djuro Ukropina (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr G Newton (Crown) MS C Loukas SC (Offender)