R v Cameron; R v Forward; R v Wilkinson [2016] NSWSC 1342

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Cameron; R v Forward; R v Wilkinson [2016] NSWSC 1342 Hearing dates: 8, 9 and 14 September 2016 Date of orders: 22 September 2016 Decision date: 22 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Fagan J Decision: In relation to Donald John Cameron:

1. For knowing concern in cultivation of a large commercial quantity of cannabis plants sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years with a non-parole period of 7 years 6 months (with 4 years accumulation on the non-parole period for murder).

2. For the murder of Jacob Munro at Schofields on 22 July 2014 sentenced to imprisonment for 24 years with a non-parole period of 18 years.

In relation to Stanley Robert Forward:

1. For knowing concern in the cultivation of a large commercial quantity of prohibited plants sentenced to imprisonment for 3 years with a non-parole period of 2 years and 3 months.

2. For the murder of Jacob Munro sentenced to imprisonment for 21 years with a non-parole period of 15 years and 5 months, to be served concurrently.

In relation to David Ian Wilkinson:

1. For the offence of knowing concern in the cultivation of a large commercial quantity of prohibited plants sentenced to imprisonment for 2 years 5 months with a non-parole period of 1 year 10 months (with 9 months accumulation on the non-parole period for accessory after the fact of murder).

2. For the offence of being an accessory after the fact to the murder of Jacob Munro sentenced to imprisonment for 1 year 6 months with a non-parole period of 1 year 2 months. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – murder – premeditated – committed in company – committed to conceal another criminal activity – knife attack – use of taser – disposal of body – guilty pleas