R v Charrouf (aka Obeid) [2020] NSWDC 311

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Charrouf (aka Obeid) [2020] NSWDC 311 Hearing dates: 05 June 2020 Date of orders: 05 June 2020 Decision date: 05 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Term of imprisonment of 11 years with a non-parole period of 7 years 6 months Catchwords: CRIME — Property offences — Break and enter with intent to commit serious indictable offence — Circumstances of aggravation SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Home of victim or any other person SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — In company SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Use of weapon SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Parity SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — General principles SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Parole period SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Agreed facts SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Reasons for sentence SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Borkowski v R [2009] NSWCCA 102 Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1 Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39 Munda v The State of Western Australia [2013] HCA 38 Neal v The Queen (1982) 149 CLR 305 Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Bassam Charrouf (Offender) Representation: Andrew Isaacs (Crown Prosecutor) Joanne Gallagher (counsel) (Offender)