R v Bradley Douglas Cooper [2005] NSWSC 791

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Bradley Douglas Cooper [2005] NSWSC 791 Hearing dates: 30/05/2005, 31/05/2005, 01/06/2005, 02/06/2005, 03/06/2005, 06/06/2005, 07/06/2005, 08/06/2005, 09/06/2005, 10/06/2005, 14/06/2005, 15/06/2005, 29/06/2005, 12/08/2005, 05/09/2005 Decision date: 05 September 2005 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Buddin J Decision: 1 The offence of attempting to pervert the course of justice: impose a fixed term of 18 months to commence on 18 June 2003.

2. The offence of murder: impose a non-parole period of 16½ years to commence on 18 December 2003, with the total sentence being 22 years to expire on 17 December 2025. The offender will thus be eligible for release on parole on 17 June 2020. Catchwords: Criminal law - sentence - murder - attempt to pervert the course of justice - relevance of standard non-parole period Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v AJP (2004) 150 A Crim R 575 R v Hearne (2001) 124 A Crim R 451 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v MA (2004) 145 A Crim R 434 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704 R v Way [2004] 60 NSWLR 168 R v Wickham [2004] NSWCCA 193 Veen v The Queen (No2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Bradley Douglas Cooper Representation: Counsel: W Creasey (Crown) S Kluss (Offender)