Regina v Ronald Rex Edward Garland [2007] NSWSC 1360

Regina v Ronald Rex Edward Garland [2007] NSWSC 1360

The offender was sentenced principally due to his comfort and assistance to Hunt after the unlawful killing, impeding the course of justice, combined with his lack of remorse and poor prospects of rehabilitation.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
29 November 2007
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
Conviction and sentence
Legal Topics
['accessory After the Fact' 'impeding Investigation' 'unlawful Killing' 'sentencing']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

  1. 1 ['Whether the offender comforted, maintained, and assisted the principal offender after unlawful killing' 'Extent of impediment to course of justice' "Appropriate sentence given offender's history and plea"]

Ratio Decidendi

The offender was sentenced principally due to his comfort and assistance to Hunt after the unlawful killing, impeding the course of justice, combined with his lack of remorse and poor prospects of rehabilitation.

Court Disposition

Conviction and sentence

Orders

  • ['The offender is sentenced to imprisonment for a period of five months commencing 29 November 2007 and expiring 28 April 2008.']