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Supreme Court New South Wales |
| Case Name: | R v Stein |
| Medium Neutral Citation: | [2024] NSWSC 1080 |
| Hearing date(s): | 23 August 2024 |
| Date of orders: | 26 August 2024 |
| Decision date: | 26 August 2024 |
| Jurisdiction: | Common Law |
| Before: | Wilson J |
| Decision: | (1) The charge of interfering with a corpse is marked as having been withdrawn by the Crown. Insofar as it is necessary to order it, the charge is dismissed.
(2) For the murder of Charlise Mutten, on or about 12 January 2022, Justin Laurens Stein is sentenced to imprisonment for life, commencing on 18 January 2022. |
| Catchwords: | SENTENCE – murder – offender found guilty by jury at trial – shooting of 9 year old girl to back and face –under care and authority – disposal of body in barrel in bushland – gravely serious offending – offender on parole at time of offence – no remorse – poor prospects of rehabilitation – question of whether a life sentence is mandated |
| Legislation Cited: | Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW)
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) |
| Cases Cited: | Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 |
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