R v Wong [2010] NSWSC 171

R v Wong [2010] NSWSC 171

The murder was brutal and senseless and involved pursuit and a weapon, but was assessed as slightly below the middle of the range of objective seriousness because the Court was not satisfied that the offender intended to kill and regarded the conduct as impulsive, while still requiring a non-parole period below the standard non-parole period because of the guilty plea, contrition and favourable subjective factors. The wounding offence was serious and in the middle of the range of objective seriousness. Taking into account aggravating factors, mitigating factors, totality, partial concurrency and special circumstances arising from accumulation, the Court imposed an effective non-parole...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
10 March 2010
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sentencing / Remarks on Sentence After Pleas of Guilty
Outcome
The offender was sentenced to imprisonment for murder and for wounding with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, with the Form 1 offence taken into account.
Legal Topics
['murder' 'wounding With Intent to Inflict Grievous Bodily Harm' 'offences Committed in Company' 'plea of Guilty' 'standard Non Parole Period' 'young Offender' 'totality' 'special Circumstances']
['criminal Law' 'sentencing'] ['murder' 'wounding With Intent to Inflict Grievous Bodily Harm' 'offences Committed in Company' 'plea of Guilty' 'standard Non Parole Period' 'young Offender' 'totality' 'special Circumstances']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Sentencing / Remarks on Sentence After Pleas of Guilty

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['What sentence should be imposed for the murder of Joon Yup Lee.' 'What sentence should be imposed for wounding Jung Ho Song with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, taking into account the Form 1 offence of assaulting Sul Yoon.' 'Whether the murder fell in the middle of the range of objective seriousness for the purposes of the standard non-parole period.' 'Whether the wounding offence fell in the middle of the range of objective seriousness.' 'What weight should be given to aggravating factors, mitigating factors, the guilty plea, youth, contrition, rehabilitation prospects, totality and special circumstances.']

Ratio Decidendi

The murder was brutal and senseless and involved pursuit and a weapon, but was assessed as slightly below the middle of the range of objective seriousness because the Court was not satisfied that the offender intended to kill and regarded the conduct as impulsive, while still requiring a non-parole period below the standard non-parole period because of the guilty plea, contrition and favourable subjective factors. The wounding offence was serious and in the middle of the range of objective seriousness. Taking into account aggravating factors, mitigating factors, totality, partial concurrency and special circumstances arising from accumulation, the Court imposed an effective non-parole...

Court Disposition

The offender was sentenced to imprisonment for murder and for wounding with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, with the Form 1 offence taken into account.

Orders

  • ['For the offence of wounding Jung Ho Sung with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm upon him, and taking into account the Form 1 offence, the offender is sentenced to a non-parole period of 4½ years imprisonment to commence on 20 March 2008 and to expire on 19 September 2012 with a total sentence of 6 years...