He came from an unsettled family background which was rendered stressful by his father’s aggression. By the time he was 18 he had been convicted of a number of offences, including burglary and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. As already noted he was convicted on one count of murder in 1988 and sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment. It appears that in mid-2001 he commenced using amphetamines. The reports tendered on the plea suggest that the offences the subject of this appeal were committed whilst the appellant was under the effects of substantial amphetamine abuse and in the context of a confused interest in trans-sexuals which had developed during his period in custody.
...appellant pleaded guilty to each count on a presentment containing a count of theft (count 1), kidnapping (count 2), false imprisonment (count 3), causing injury intentionally (count 4) and trafficking in a drug of dependence (count 5).
Date of Judgment21 June 2006-
The orders for concurrency and cumulation are affirmed, making a new total effective sentence of six years’ imprisonment.
6. A new non-parole period of four years is fixed.
