R v Tepania [2017] NSWDC 435

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Tepania [2017] NSWDC 435 Hearing dates: 15 August 2017 Date of orders: 02 November 2017 Decision date: 02 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Sutherland SC DCJ Decision: The offender is sentenced to full-time imprisonment. I set a non-parole period of 3 years and a head sentence of 5 years. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – recklessly cause grievous bodily harm – plea to alternative count – ten-month old victim – burn injury – place child in bath – profound disadvantage – deprived upbringing Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Blackwell v R [2011] NSWCCA 93 Bugmy v R [2013] HCA 37; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v BJ [2017] NSWDC 234 R v Dashti [2016] NSWCCA 251 R v Egan [2016] NSWCCA 285 R v Fernando (1999) 76 A Crim R 58 R v Lolesio [2014] NSWCCA 219 R v Nolan [2017] NSWCCA 91 R v Pitcher (NSWCCA; unreported 19 February 1996, Gleeson CJ and Ireland J agreeing) R v Smith [2005] NSWCCA 286 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Atare Tepania (Offender) Representation: Representatives: Ms Trinnie for the DPP Ms Parker for the Mr Tepania File Number(s): 2015/00343517 Publication restriction: Nil