R v Perry [2016] NSWSC 1562

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Perry [2016] NSWSC 1562 Hearing dates: 16 September 2016 Date of orders: 08 November 2016 Decision date: 08 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Mathews AJ Decision: Sentence of imprisonment consisting of a non-parole period of 13 years commencing on 19 June 2014 and expiring on 18 June 2027, with an additional term of 4 years and 6 months, commencing on 19 June 2027 and expiring on 18 December 2031, making a total sentence of 17 years and 6 months. The earliest date on which you will be eligible for release on parole is 18 June 2027. Catchwords: Criminal Law – murder – plea of guilty – sentence - significantly below the midline of objective seriousness – whether aggravating or mitigating factors referred to in Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss21A(2) and (3) are present – whether offender is likely to reoffend Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 Cases Cited: Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 25 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Matthew James Perry Representation: Counsel: Ms E Wilkins (Crown) Mr J Pelosu with T Yeh (Offender)

Solicitors: Solicitor for the Director of Public Prosecutions Mahony Family Lawyers File Number(s): 2014/182143 Publication restriction: No

Judgment

Introduction 1. MATHEWS AJ: On 22 June 2016 Matthew James Perry pleaded guilty on indictment to the charge that, on 18 June 2014, at Colyton in NSW he murdered Jed Coates. Thereafter the matter was adjourned on several occasions in order for evidence to be presented and submissions made relating to sentence. He now comes to be sentenced in relation to that offence.