R v Rowe [2019] NSWSC 1592

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Rowe [2019] NSWSC 1592 Hearing dates: 11 October 2019 Date of orders: 11 November 2019 Decision date: 11 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: Sentenced for murder to imprisonment for 23 years with a non-parole period of 17 years and 6 months. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – guilty plea – sentence – murder – victim impact statement – objective features – objective seriousness – intention to kill – short period of premeditation and planning – subjective features – criminal history – protection of community – remorse – moral culpability and mental disorder – prospects of rehabilitation – general deterrence – maximum penalty – standard non-parole period – special circumstances – orders Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals and Guilty Pleas) Act 2017 (NSW) Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Apps v R [2006] NSWCCA 290 Beldon v R [2012] NSWCCA 194 BP v R (2010) 201 A Crim R 379; [2010] NSWCCA 159 Braithwaite v R [2005] NSWCCA 451 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Charbaji v R [2019] NSWCCA 28 Cheung v R (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 Fardon v Attorney General for the State of Queensland (2004) 223 CLR 575; [2004] HCA 46 Filippou v The Queen (2015) 256 CLR 47; [2015] HCA 29 GG v R [2018] NSWCCA 280 Isaacs v R (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 Kentwell v R (No 2) [2015] NSWCCA 96 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 McDowall v R [2019] NSWCCA 29 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 R v AO (2003) 138 A Crim R 189; [2003] NSWCCA 43 R v Barbetta [2008] NSWSC 688 R v Booth [2014] NSWCCA 156 R v Borkowski (2009) 195 A Crim R 1; [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Geddes (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 554 R v Hall [2001] NSWCCA 202 R v Halloun [2014] NSWSC 1705 R v Hearne (2001) 124 A Crim R 451; [2001] NSWCCA 37 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; [1999] NSWCCA 111 R v Hillsley (2006) 164 A Crim R 252; [2006] NSWCCA 312 R v Hines (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1273 R v Irwin [2019] NSWCCA 133 R v JK [2018] NSWSC 250 R v Kama (2000) 110 A Crim R 47; [2000] NSWCCA 23 R v Lawrence [2005] NSWCCA 91 R v Loveridge (2014) 243 A Crim R 31; [2014] NSWCCA 120 R v Murnin (Unreported, New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal, 16 August 1985) R v Nelson (Unreported, New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal, 25 June 1996) R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 R v Rhodes [2017] NSWSC 694 R v Scott [2005] NSWCCA 152 R v SDM (2001) 51 NSWLR 530; [2001] NSWCCA 158 R v SLD (2003) 58 NSWLR 589; [2003] NSWCCA 310 R v Thompson, R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Wilson [2009] NSWSC 365 R v Wright (1997) 93 A Crim R 48 Sumpton v R [2016] NSWCCA 162 SW v R [2013] NSWCCA 103 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Veen v R (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Waters v Regina [2007] NSWCCA 219 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Jonwa Rowe (Offender) Representation: Counsel: T Bailey (Crown) E Wilson SC (Offender)