R v Catalano [2000] NSWSC 1248

R v Catalano [2000] NSWSC 1248

Given the plea of guilty to manslaughter (not murder), absence of intent for murder, the offender's youth, addiction issues, genuine contrition, prospects of rehabilitation, and the existence of special circumstances (need for ongoing treatment, formative years spent in adult prison, demonstration of rehabilitation), a sentence of seven and a half years imprisonment with a non-parole period of four and a half years is appropriate.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 December 2000
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
Sentence imposed
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'manslaughter']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'manslaughter']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for manslaughter after plea of guilty; existence and impact of special circumstances; assessment of objective and subjective features of offence and offender']

Ratio Decidendi

Given the plea of guilty to manslaughter (not murder), absence of intent for murder, the offender's youth, addiction issues, genuine contrition, prospects of rehabilitation, and the existence of special circumstances (need for ongoing treatment, formative years spent in adult prison, demonstration of rehabilitation), a sentence of seven and a half years imprisonment with a non-parole period of four and a half years is appropriate.

Court Disposition

Sentence imposed

Orders

  • ['Adam Ross Catalano is sentenced to imprisonment for seven and a half years, commencing from 9 March 1999.' 'Non-parole period of four and a half years, expiring on 8 September 2003.' 'Earliest release on parole on 9 September 2003.']