R v Cikos [2001] NSWSC 35

R v Cikos [2001] NSWSC 35

Despite mitigation for remorse, plea of guilty, and lack of prior convictions, the extreme gravity of murdering one's partner and two young children required severe sentences; a discount was awarded for the plea of guilty, resulting in concurrent sentences of 21 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 15½ years.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 February 2001
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sentencing / Sentence After Plea of Guilty
Outcome
prisoner sentenced to imprisonment
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'murder' 'triple Murder' 'plea of Guilty']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'murder' 'triple Murder' 'plea of Guilty']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Sentencing / Sentence After Plea of Guilty

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['What is the appropriate sentence for the prisoner having pleaded guilty to the murder of his defacto wife and two children?' "What weight should be given to the prisoner's background, lack of prior convictions, and plea of guilty in sentencing?"]

Ratio Decidendi

Despite mitigation for remorse, plea of guilty, and lack of prior convictions, the extreme gravity of murdering one's partner and two young children required severe sentences; a discount was awarded for the plea of guilty, resulting in concurrent sentences of 21 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 15½ years.

Court Disposition

prisoner sentenced to imprisonment

Orders

  • ['Imprisonment for a term of 21 years on each count, sentences to be served concurrently and deemed to have commenced on 28 January 2000.' 'Non-parole period fixed at 15½ years.' 'Earliest date of eligibility for parole is 27 July 2015.']