R v Greentree [2019] NSWSC 1642

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Greentree [2019] NSWSC 1642 Hearing dates: 19 August 2019 Date of orders: 29 November 2019 Decision date: 29 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Davies J Decision: For the offence of murder the offender is sentenced to a non-parole period of 14 years' imprisonment commencing 13 August 2018 and expiring on 12 August 2032 with a balance of term of 4 years and 9 months expiring 12 May 2037 Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – murder – where the offender stabbed his de facto partner to death in their unit – offender unable to explain the motive for the offending – offender made frank admissions of guilt from the outset and pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity – some evidence of cognitive deficits but no evidence of a causal link between those deficits and the offending – genuine remorse – low risk of reoffending and good prospects of rehabilitation – no criminal record – consideration given to general deterrence – age of offender taken into account on sentence – offender sentenced to non-parole period of 14 years' imprisonment – balance of term of four years nine months Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) Cases Cited: Hiron v R [2007] NSWCCA 336 R v Do (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 512 R v Rogers (No 9) [2019] NSWSC 1622 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Crown Alan Lloyd Greentree (Offender) Representation: Counsel: L Lungo (Crown) T Anderson (Offender)