R v Homann [2018] NSWSC 757

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Homann [2018] NSWSC 757 Hearing dates: Dates of trial: 28 February; 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13 March 2018Proceedings on sentence: 4 May 2018 Date of orders: 25 May 2018 Decision date: 25 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: Offender convicted of the murder of Kirralee Paepaerei on 21 September 2015 and sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 30 years with a non-parole period of 22 years and 6 months commencing on 22 September 2015 and expiring on 21 March 2038 and a balance of term of 7 years and 6 months years expiring on 21 September 2045 Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing – murder – offender experiencing symptoms of psychosis at time of offence – whether psychosis drug-induced or due to chronic psychotic illness – whether moral culpability diminished on account of psychosis – whether offence aggravated by offender's prior personal knowledge of risk of drug-induced psychosis – victim pregnant at time of offence – consideration of significance of that fact – domestic violence – whether offence aggravated by domestic context – whether offence separately aggravated by the fact that the offence was committed in the home of the victim Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), s 25C(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 21A(2)(eb), 21A(3)(b), 28(4), 54B, Pt 4 Div 1A Table 1, 61(1) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 19A, 23A, 418 Cases Cited: Cherry v R [2017] NSWCCA 150 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Jonson v R [2016] NSWCCA 286 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Potts v R (2012) 227 A Crim R 217; [2012] NSWCCA 229 R v Bell (1985) 2 NSWLR 466 R v Fraser [2005] NSWCCA 77 R v Gagalowicz [2005] NSWCCA 452 R v Halloun [2014] NSWSC 1705 R v Stephenson [2007] NSWSC 672 R v Valiukas [2009] NSWSC 808 Yeung v R [2018] NSWCCA 52 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Joshua Scott Homann (Offender) Representation: Counsel: S Hughes (Crown) P Lange (Offender)