R v Graham Anthony George Sloane [2017] NSWSC 152

R v Graham Anthony George Sloane [2017] NSWSC 152

The offender is sentenced to 24 years imprisonment (18 years non-parole period, 6 years balance), for the murder of Renee Mitchell under s 18 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), factoring in limited mitigation from mental illness, aggravation from breach of conditional liberty and prior violent history, absence of remorse, and advanced age.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 March 2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
Convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
['murder' 'sentencing' 'mental Illness' 'moral Culpability' 'partial Defence of Substantial Impairment' 'general and Specific Deterrence' 'advanced Age' 'conditional Liberty']
['criminal Law'] ['murder' 'sentencing' 'mental Illness' 'moral Culpability' 'partial Defence of Substantial Impairment' 'general and Specific Deterrence' 'advanced Age' 'conditional Liberty']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for murder under s 18 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)' 'Consideration of partial defence of substantial impairment' 'Determination of moral culpability given mental illness' 'Assessment of aggravating and mitigating factors' "Relevance of offender's advanced age and breach of conditional liberty"]

Ratio Decidendi

The offender is sentenced to 24 years imprisonment (18 years non-parole period, 6 years balance), for the murder of Renee Mitchell under s 18 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), factoring in limited mitigation from mental illness, aggravation from breach of conditional liberty and prior violent history, absence of remorse, and advanced age.

Court Disposition

Convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • ['Offender sentenced to imprisonment for 24 years (non-parole period of 18 years from 12 November 2014 to 11 November 2032; balance of 6 years to 11 November 2038)' 'Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) applies']