State of New South Wales v Prince [2017] NSWSC 1404

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Prince [2017] NSWSC 1404 Hearing dates: 12 October 2017 Date of orders: 16 October 2017 Decision date: 16 October 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Bellew J Decision: See [74] Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDER – Preliminary hearing – Where defendant had a long history of violence offences – One instance of serious violent offending – Whether Court could be satisfied to the requisite standard that defendant posed an unacceptable risk of committing a further violent offence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales v Gallagher [2006] NSWSC 340 Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales v Hayter [2007] NSWSC 983 Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales v Quinn [2007] NSWSC 873 Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales v Tillman [2007] NSWCA 119 Prince v R [2013] NSWCCA 274 State of New South Wales v Lynn [2013] NSWSC 1147 State of New South Wales v Pacey [2015] NSWSC 1983 State of New South Wales v Sancar [2016] NSWSC 867 State of New South Wales v Wilson (Preliminary) [2017] NSWSC 1367 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of NSW Ian Scott Prince - Defendant Representation: Counsel: G Wright - Plaintiff D O'Neil - Defendant