R v Rayn Munro [2018] NSWDC 331

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Rayn Munro [2018] NSWDC 331 Hearing dates: 25 October 2018; 29 October 2018 Date of orders: 01 November 2018 Decision date: 01 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: DCJ Yehia SC Decision: See [85] – [90] Catchwords: Exposure to family violence as an adolescent – Reduction in moral culpability – Relevance of research and academic literature about domestic and family violence in the proceedings Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, s 25(1). Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 Kentwell v R (No 2) [2015] NSWCCA 96 Miller v R [2015] NSWCCA 86 Perkins v R [2018] NSWCCA 62 R v Gareth Mullya Lewis [2014] NSWSC 1127 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 Ingrey v R [2016] NSWCCA 31 at [35] Tammer-Spence v R [2013] NSWCCA 297 Taysavang v R; Lee v R [2017] NSWCCA 146 Texts Cited: Australian Institute of Criminology, Trends and Issues (No 419): children's exposure to domestic violence in Australia. Australian Institute of Family Studies, CFCA Paper No 36: Children's exposure to domestic and family violence, key issues and responses. Department of Parliamentary Services Research Papers (2014): Domestic, family and sexual violence in Australia: an overview of the issues. Final Report of The Royal Commission into Family Violence (Victoria) 2016. Professor Baumeister (2005) "The inner dimensional social exclusion: intelligent thought and self-regulation among rejected persons", Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 888. Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Rayn Munro Representation: Solicitors: Ms Nikolina Rastovic (Crown) Ms Rebecca McMahon (Defence) File Number(s): 18/126436 Publication restriction: Nil