Police v Tabbaa (No.2) [2022] NSWLC 22

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Police v Tabbaa (No.2) [2022] NSWLC 22 Hearing dates: 6 December 2022, 15 December 2022 Date of orders: 22 December 2022 Decision date: 22 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Stewart LCM Decision: Imprisonment 3 years NPP 2 years Catchwords: Two loaded pistols in a public place - traversal of guilty pleas following Court's refusal to accept inappropriate Form 1 – withdrawal of previously substantive charges – guilty pleas to certain charges on earlier version of Form 1 – further Form 1 prepared – retribution and personal deterrence – general deterrence – protection of community – supervisory role accorded by s 33(2)(b) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act - jurisdictional limit – partial accumulation – sentence to reflect seriousness of totality of conduct – objects and principles of Firearms legislation – only full-time custody appropriate Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 93G Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3A, 5, 21A, 24, 33, 47, 53A Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) ss 7, 39, 65 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s. 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, No. 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146; [2002] NSWCCA 518 Bresnahan v R [2022] NSWCCA 288 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 C-P v R [2009] NSWCCA 291; (2009) 213 A Crim R 26 Fangaloka v The Queen [2020] HCASL 12 Greaves v R [2020] NSWCCA 140 Hardman v Minehan (2003) 57 NSWLR 390; [2003] NSWCA 130 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Karout v R [2019] NSWCCA 253 Karout v The Queen [2020] HCASL 56 Laspina v R [2016] NSWCCA 181 Luu v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 285 Nguyen v The Queen (2016) 256 CLR 656; [2016] HCA 17 Park v The Queen (2021) 273 CLR 303; [2021] HCA 37 Police v Tabbaa [2022] NSWLC 21 Quinn v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cwlth) (2021) 106 NSWLR 154; [2021] NSWCA 294 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102; (2009) 195 A Crim R 1 R v Campbell; R v Smith [2019] NSWCCA 1 R v Fangaloka [2019] NSWCCA 173 R v Lachlan [2015] NSWCCA 178; (2015) 252 A Crim R 277 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 Stanley v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) & Anor [2022] HCATrans 202 The Queen v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 Thurlow v The Queen [2022] NSWCCA 20 White v R [2022] NSWCCA 241 Category: Sentence Parties: NSW Police Force (prosecution) and Mohammad Tabbaa (defendant) Representation: Sergeant G Lolis, Police Prosecutor Solicitors: Mr V Vijay File Number(s): 2022/52588 Publication restriction: NIL