R v Hamdach [2023] NSWSC 298

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hamdach [2023] NSWSC 298 Hearing dates: 7 and 8 March 2023 Date of orders: 31 March 2023 Decision date: 31 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment having a non-parole period of 12 years, commencing on 15 February 2020 and expiring on 14 February 2032 with an additional term of 4 years and 2 months commencing at the expiration of the non-parole period and expiring on 14 April 2036 Catchwords: SENTENCING — murder — acts of physical violence — inflicted by co-offender — plea of guilty — constructive murder — joint criminal enterprise — specially aggravated kidnapping — offender the instigator of the foundational offence — objective seriousness in the mid-range — offender subjected to domestic violence in childhood — schizoaffective disorder with symptoms of mania involving over-confidence and assertiveness at the time of offending Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 18 Crimes High Risk Offenders Act 2006 NSW s 25C Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) s 12A Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 54A(2), 54B(2) and 25D Cases Cited: Decision Restricted [2023] NSWSC 222 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 McAuliffe v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 108 Miller v The Queen (2016) 259 CLR 380; [2016] HCA 30 Mitchell v The King [2023] HCA 5; 97 ALJR 172 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Category: Sentence Parties: Sami Hamdach (Offender) Rex (Crown) Representation: Counsel: P Hogan (Crown) I McLachlan (Offender)