R v Batak (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 1217

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Batak (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 1217 Hearing dates: 5, 6, 7 September 2022 Decision date: 16 September 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: R A Hulme J Decision: Accessory before the fact to murder: Imprisonment for 14 years with a non-parole period of 10 years and 6 months. Accessory before the fact to attempted robbery whilst armed with a dangerous weapon: Fixed term of imprisonment of 2 years. Catchwords: CRIME — Murder — Constructive murder — Accessory before the fact to attempted robbery whilst armed with a dangerous weapon — Accessory before the fact to murder — Found guilty by jury SENTENCING — Application of standard non-parole period to offence of accessory before murder — Standard non-parole period not applied — Need for appellate clarification SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Objective seriousness — Version of events given by offender on sentence not accepted SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Accumulation, concurrency, and totality — Criminality for offence of accessory before the fact to attempted armed robbery entirely subsumed by criminality for offence of accessory before the fact to murder — Concurrent sentences imposed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 18(1), 19A(1), 97(2), 346 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A(3)(g) & (h), 54D, Pt 4 Div 1A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Minimum Sentencing) Act 2002 (NSW) Criminal Legislation Act 2007 (NSW) Criminal Legislation Act 2007 (NSW), Sch 3[5] Criminal Legislation Amendment Act Cases Cited: Aoun v R [2007] NSWCCA 292 Aoun v R: R v Blundell [2016] NSWSC 1810 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Corda v R [2014] NSWCCA 281 Darcy v R [2022] NSWCCA 54 DJB v R, R v DJB [2007] NSWCCA 209 Lambkin v R [2020] NSWCCA 327 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610; [1998] HCA 57 R v AC (No 7) [2016] NSWSC 404 R v Coskun (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 1216 R v Jacobs and Mehajer [2004] NSWCCA 462; (2004) 151 A Crim R 452 R v Jaghbir (No 4) [2020] NSWSC 1704 R v Kirchner [2011] NSWSC 1516 R v Merrin [2007] NSWCCA 255 R v Mills (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 3 April 1995, unrep) R v Proud [2017] NSWSC 286 R v Robert Nikolovski [2018] NSWSC 1147 R v Sultani; R v Munshizada; R v Baines; R v Danishyar [2021] NSWSC 1654 R v Zanker (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1254 SAT v R [2009] NSWCCA 172 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex Cem Batak Representation: Counsel: Ms S Traynor (Crown) Mr T Woods (Offender)