R v Gregory John Thompson [2017] NSWSC 628

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Gregory John Thompson [2017] NSWSC 628 Hearing dates: 18 May 2017 Date of orders: 18 May 2017 Decision date: 18 May 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: Sentenced to a total effective sentence of 23 years and four months with a total effective non-parole period of 17 years and seven months (see paragraphs [63] – [64]) Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – murder – stalk and intimidate – breach of apprehended violence order – murder of ex-wife's new boyfriend – offence motivated by jealousy – obsessive behaviour connected with major depressive illness – relevance of psychiatric condition – where offender attempted suicide after killing – impact on victim's family – death of a son – Dwight Eisenhower – general deterrence – relevance to offences committed in setting of domestic violence – victim defenceless – killed in own home – breach of bail – planning – intent to kill – multiple stab wounds – defence of substantial impairment rejected by jury – standard non-parole period – instinctive synthesis – balancing contradictory factors Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Cases Cited: DA v R [2014] NSWCCA 306 Ghamraoui v R [2009] NSWCCA 111 Kearsley v R [2017] NSWCCA 28 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 R v Archer [2015] NSWSC 1487 R v Do (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 512 R v Halloun [2014] NSWSC 1705 R v Hines (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1273 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 255 R v Johnson [2015] NSWSC 31 R v Lauritsen (2000) 114 A Crim R 333 R v Sumpton (No. 4) [2015] NSWSC 684 R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 at 400; Sumpton v R [2016] NSWCCA 162 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Gregory John Thompson Representation: Counsel: Mr B Campbell (Crown) Mr J Fitzgerald (Accused)