R v Sultani; R v Munshizada; R v Baines; R v Danishyar [2021] NSWSC 1654

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Sultani; R v Munshizada; R v Baines; R v Danishyar [2021] NSWSC 1654 Hearing dates: 6, 7, 8 and 13 December 2021 Date of orders: 17 December 2021 Decision date: 17 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Fagan J Decision: Abuzar Sultani: For each of the murders of Michael Davey at Kingswood on 30 March 2016, Mehmet Yilmaz at St Marys on 9 September 2016 and Pasquale Barbaro at Earlwood on 14 November 2016 Abuzar Sultani is sentenced to imprisonment for life, each such sentence to commence from 29 November 2016. Siar Munshizada: For each of the murders of Michael Davey at Kingswood on 30 March 2016 Mehmet Yilmaz at St Marys on 9 September 2016 and Pasquale Barbaro at Earlwood on 14 November 2016 Siar Munshizada is sentenced to imprisonment for life, each such sentence to commence from 29 November 2016. Joshua Donald Baines: (1) For the murder of Pasquale Barbaro at Earlwood on 14 November 2016 Joshua Donald Baines is sentenced to imprisonment for a non-parole period of 27 years commencing on 29 November 2018 and expiring on 28 November 2045 and a balance of term of 9 years commencing on 29 November 2045 and expiring on 28 November 2054. (2) Joshua Donald Baines will be eligible for release on parole at the expiry of the non-parole period Mirwais Danishyar: (1) In respect of count 1 on the indictment dated 1 March 2021, that he did murder Pasquale Barbaro at Earlwood on 14 November 2016, Mirwais Danishyar is sentenced to imprisonment for a non-parole period of 11 years commencing on 29 November 2016 and expiring on 28 November 2027 and a balance of term of 4 years commencing on 29 November 2027 and expiring on 28 November 2031. (2) Mirwais Danishyar will be eligible for release on parole at the expiry of the non-parole period. (3) In respect of count 2 on the indictment dated 1 March 2021, being that he did assist any one or more of Abuzar Sultani, Joshua Baines and Siar Munshizada, knowing that any one or more of them had committed the murder of Pasquale Barbaro at Earlwood on 14 November 2016, Mirwais Danishyar is sentenced to imprisonment for a fixed term of 2 years commencing on 29 November 2016 and expiring on 28 November 2018. Catchwords: CRIME – Sentence – Murder – Three murders on separate occasions – Premeditation and extensive planning – context of organised criminal activity – Life sentences CRIME — Sentence – Accessory after the fact – Getaway driver Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2007 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act) 1999 (NSW) Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) Cases Cited: Aoun v R [2007] NSWCCA 292 CC v R; R v CC [2021] NSWCCA 71 Ibbs v The Queen (1987) 163 CLR 447 R v Harris (2000) 50 NSWLR 409; [2000] NSWCCA 469 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566; [2006] NSWCCA 242 R v Merritt (2004) 59 NSWLR 557; [2004] NSWCCA 19 R v Miles [2002] NSWCCA 276 R v Munshizada; R v Danishyar; R v Baines (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 834 R v Sultani [2021] NSWSC 1611 – Restricted Rogerson v R; McNamara v R [2021] NSWCCA 160 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Abuzar Sultani Siar Munshizada Joshua Baines Mirwais Danishyar Representation: Counsel: D Patch and A Morris (Crown) D Dalton SC (Sultani) S Odgers SC (Munshizada) R Wilson SC (Baines) P D Lange (Danishyar)