R v Rogers (No 9) [2019] NSWSC 1622

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Rogers (No 9) [2019] NSWSC 1622 Hearing dates: 2 August 2019 Date of orders: 21 November 2019 Decision date: 21 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: Sentenced to imprisonment for 18 years commencing on 14 September 2016 expiring on 13 September 2034 with a non-parole period of 12 years expiring on 13 September 2028. You are eligible for release to parole on 13 September 2028. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – offender found guilty of murder after trial by jury – offender relied upon partial defence of substantial impairment – jury rejected partial defence – diminution for culpability for murder by reason of mental state still available – discussion of objective and subjective features – sentence imposed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), s 25C(1) Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Quinn v R [2018] NSWCCA 297 R v Bell (1985) 2 NSWLR 466 R v Cadman [2019] NSWSC 634 R v Cheatham [2002] NSWCCA 360 R v Fraser [2005] NSWCCA 77 R v Mammone [2006] NSWCCA 138 R v Wood [2015] NSWCCA 231 Woodward v R [2017] NSWCCA 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Warren Francis Rogers (Offender) Representation: Counsel: M Hobart SC/C Young (Crown) R Pontello SC (Offender)