R v Murrell [2000] NSWSC 618

R v Murrell [2000] NSWSC 618

The accused is sentenced on the basis that he participated in a joint criminal enterprise to fire a gun into the house, and contemplated the intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm as a possible incident, necessitating a significant sentence for the grave crime of murder.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 July 2000
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
Convicted and sentenced to imprisonment
Legal Topics
['murder' 'joint Criminal Enterprise' 'sentencing']
['criminal Law'] ['murder' 'joint Criminal Enterprise' 'sentencing']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the accused participated in a joint criminal enterprise resulting in murder' 'Appropriate sentence for murder under the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act']

Ratio Decidendi

The accused is sentenced on the basis that he participated in a joint criminal enterprise to fire a gun into the house, and contemplated the intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm as a possible incident, necessitating a significant sentence for the grave crime of murder.

Court Disposition

Convicted and sentenced to imprisonment

Orders

  • ['Imprisonment for a term of seventeen years commencing on 8 July 1998 and expiring on 7 July 2015' 'Non parole period of twelve years nine months from 8 July 1998 to 7 April 2011' 'First eligibility for parole on 8 April 2011']