R v Hurley [2001] NSWSC 1007

R v Hurley [2001] NSWSC 1007

The offender intentionally struck and stabbed the deceased in a brutal domestic relationship killing, and although his personal history, psychiatric conditions and remorse mitigated penalty to some degree, they did not reduce culpability in light of the jury's verdict; general deterrence and the objective gravity of the murder required a substantial custodial sentence.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 November 2001
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sentencing for Murder / Sentence After Jury Verdict of Guilty of Murder
Outcome
Convicted of murder and sentenced to imprisonment.
Legal Topics
['murder' 'manslaughter' 'substantial Impairment by Abnormality of Mind' 'domestic Relationship Killing' 'general Deterrence' 'non Parole Period']
['criminal Law' 'sentencing'] ['murder' 'manslaughter' 'substantial Impairment by Abnormality of Mind' 'domestic Relationship Killing' 'general Deterrence' 'non Parole Period']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Sentencing for Murder / Sentence After Jury Verdict of Guilty of Murder

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Sentence to be imposed for murder after the offender's failed partial defence of substantial impairment by abnormality of mind" "Whether the offender's personal history, psychiatric conditions, remorse and absence of relevant antecedents mitigated penalty" 'Whether special circumstances or strict custody warranted alteration of the non-parole period']

Ratio Decidendi

The offender intentionally struck and stabbed the deceased in a brutal domestic relationship killing, and although his personal history, psychiatric conditions and remorse mitigated penalty to some degree, they did not reduce culpability in light of the jury's verdict; general deterrence and the objective gravity of the murder required a substantial custodial sentence.

Court Disposition

Convicted of murder and sentenced to imprisonment.

Orders

  • ['Robert Henry Hurley is convicted of murder.' 'Robert Henry Hurley is sentenced to eighteen years imprisonment with a non-parole period of thirteen years and six months.' 'The sentence is to commence on 18 November 2000.' 'Robert Henry Hurley will be eligible to be released to parole on 17 May 2014.' 'The Court...