R v Nathan John Blundell [2016] NSWSC 1810

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Nathan John Blundell [2016] NSWSC 1810 Hearing dates: 10-14 and 17-18 October 2016; and Friday 25 November 2016 Decision date: 14 December 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Hall J Decision: Imprisonment for a term of 10 years with a non-parole period of 7 years. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – accessory before the fact to murder – offender not present when principal offender assaulted and killed the deceased – evidence in proceedings included Facebook and text messaging between principal offender, the offender and the deceased – the evidence established that the offender and principal offender possessed a shared intention to inflict grievous bodily harm upon the deceased and encouraged and/or assisted him to do so Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1 at 13; [2001] HCA 67 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606; [1984] HCA 46 R v AC (No 7) [2016] NSWSC 404 R v B, FG; R v S, BD (2012) 114 SASR 170; [2012] SASC 157 R v Fuller [2016] NSWSC 815 R v Irani; R v Sakisi [2001] NSWSC 475 R v Norman; R v Olivieri [2007] NSWSC 142 R v Ready [1942] VLR 85 R v Suteski (2002) 137 A Crim R 371; [2002] NSWCCA 509 White v Ridley (1978) 140 CLR 342; [1978] HCA 38 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Nathan John Blundell (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr Paul Kerr for the Crown Mr Mark Higgins for the Offender