R v Rhodes [2017] NSWSC 694

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Rhodes [2017] NSWSC 694 Hearing dates: 12 May 2017 Date of orders: 02 June 2017 Decision date: 02 June 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: The offender is sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment of 40 years with a non-parole period of 30 years. The sentence will date from 8 September 2015. The non-parole period will expire on 7 September 2045, at which time the offender will first become eligible for release on parole. The total term will expire on 7 September 2055. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – multiple serious offences in single episode of criminality – double murder – murder of a child – drug-induced psychosis – where offender denies any recollection of the offending – consideration of whether offender suffered from a mild intellectual disability – consideration of the offender's deprived background and drug addiction Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 DL v R [2017] NSWCCA 57 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 R v Fang (No 4) [2017] NSWSC 323 R v Henry (1999) 48 NSWLR 346; [1999] NSWCCA 111 R v Maybir (No 8) [2016] NSWSC 166 R v Thompson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Rhodes (Offender) Representation: Counsel: T. Thorpe (Crown) C. Bruce SC (Offender)