R v Sleiman (No 2) [2022] NSWDC 158

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Sleiman (No 2) [2022] NSWDC 158 Hearing dates: 29 April 2022, 13 May 2022 Date of orders: 13 May 2022 Decision date: 13 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Dangerous driving occ death-drive manner dangerous: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 3 years 6 months. Non parole period of 2 years. Fail to stop & assist after vehicle impact causing death: Community Correction Order for 2 years. For orders see [93]-[107] . Catchwords: CRIME - Drive manner dangerous causing death - fail to give assistance after vehicle impact SENTENCING - Relevant factors on sentence - facilitation of administration of justice - late guilty plea – impact of EAPG negotiations - related traffic offences – young offender - no prior convictions - remorse - possible intellectual disability - application of Whyte guideline- is an ICO available – moral culpability - impact of imprisonment – fulltime custody required for a drive manner dangerous Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Road Rules 2014 Road Transport (Driver Licencing) Regulation 2017 Cases Cited: Anderson v R (1981) VR 155 Barbaro v The Queen [ (2014) 253 CLR 58 Blackman & Walters [2001] NSWCCA 121 BP v R [2010] NSWCCA 159 Clarke-Jeffries v R [2019] NSWCCA 56 DPP v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 195 Elphick v R [2021] NSWCCA 167 Geagea v R [2020] NSWCCA 350 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Hoskins v R [2020] NSWCCA 18 Howard v R [2019] NSWCCA 109 KT v R [2008] NSWCCA 51 Legge v R [2007] NSWCCA 244 Magaming v The Queen (2013) 252 CLR 381; [2013] HCA 40 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 Quinn v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2021] NSWCA 294 R v Allpass (1993) 72 A Crim R 561 R v Daetz [2003] NSWCCA 316 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Errington (2005) 157 A Crim R 553 R v Herring (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 203 R v McKeown [2013] NSWDC 22 R v Musumeci NSWCCA, unreported, 30/10/97 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Pullen [2018] NSWCCA 264 R v Shashati [2018] NSWCCA 167 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Sleiman [2022] NSWDC 41 R v Smith [2016] NSWCCA 75 R v Smith (1997) 95 A Crim R 373 R v Tuala [2015] NSWCCA 8 R v Tzanis [2005] NSWCCA 274 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267 The Queen v Pham [2015] HCA 39; (2015) 256 CLR 550 Whyte v R [2002] NSWCCA 343; (2002) 55 NSWLR 252 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 WW v R [2012] NSWCCA 165 Texts Cited: NSW Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 21 September 2005 at 18124.e Category: Sentence Parties: Mohsen Sleiman (the accused) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr R Bonnici (for the accused) Ms N Keay, Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor