R v Percy, Arnold, Isaacs, Sulman [2005] NSWSC 1244

R v Percy, Arnold, Isaacs, Sulman [2005] NSWSC 1244

Sentences for manslaughter and accessory before/after the fact are determined with respect to both the objective gravity of the offence conduct (including planning, participation, and acts to cover up) and subjective circumstances including background, remorse, prospects of rehabilitation, and timely plea of guilty. Accumulation of sentences is appropriate to reflect separate offences, not a single continuous course. Each accused's role and culpability informs the duration and structure of sentences imposed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 September 2005
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentence
Outcome
conviction and custodial sentence for each accused
Legal Topics
['manslaughter' 'accessory Before the Fact' 'accessory After the Fact' 'sentencing']
['criminal Law'] ['manslaughter' 'accessory Before the Fact' 'accessory After the Fact' 'sentencing']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentences for manslaughter and being accessory before/after the fact' "Assessment of objective and subjective gravity of each offender's conduct" 'Effect of pleas of guilty on sentencing']

Ratio Decidendi

Sentences for manslaughter and accessory before/after the fact are determined with respect to both the objective gravity of the offence conduct (including planning, participation, and acts to cover up) and subjective circumstances including background, remorse, prospects of rehabilitation, and timely plea of guilty. Accumulation of sentences is appropriate to reflect separate offences, not a single continuous course. Each accused's role and culpability informs the duration and structure of sentences imposed.

Court Disposition

conviction and custodial sentence for each accused

Orders

  • ['Shane Percy: Manslaughter—non-parole period of 5 years from 4 August 2004 to 3 August 2009; balance 4 years expiring 3 August 2013.' 'Vicki Irene Arnold: Accessory before the fact—non-parole period 18 months from 5 February 2004 to 4 August 2005; balance 18 months expiring 4 February 2007. Accessory after the...