R v Chamma; R v Hicks (No 3) [2023] NSWSC 1057

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Chamma; R v Hicks (No 3) [2023] NSWSC 1057 Hearing dates: 28 July 2023 Date of orders: 01 September 2023 Decision date: 01 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McNaughton J Decision: The offender Chamma is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 21 years. The Court sets a non-parole period of 15 years 9 months commencing on 10 November 2021, and an additional term of 5 years 3 months commencing on 10 August 2037 and ending on 9 November 2042. The offender Hicks is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 23 years. The Court sets a non-parole period of 16 years commencing on 29 October 2022, and an additional term of 7 years commencing on 29 October 2038 and ending on 28 October 2045. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence – murder – joint criminal enterprise – pleas of not guilty – deceased stabbed multiple times during armed robbery – intention to cause grievous bodily harm – methylamphetamine use – where one offender has a mild range intellectual disability – where both offenders made admissions – where one offender was on conditional liberty at the time of the offence – reduced moral culpability Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 19A Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW), s 158 Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 5A, 25C Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 3AI, 21A, 22A, 30E, 44, 54A, 61 Cases Cited: Brown v R [2015] NSWCCA 11 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 67 Jubraeel v R [2015] NSWCCA 131 Kelsall v R [2017] NSWCCA 240 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Mir v R [2022] NSWCCA 132 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v Afu; R v Caleo (No 17) [2018] NSWSC 1127 R v Batak (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 1217 R v Brown [2013] NSWSC 1557 R v Burns (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 140 R v Carbone [2022] NSWSC 373 R v Cavanagh, McIvor & O'Keefe [2021] NSWSC 746 R v Colin Maxwell Farrow (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 323 R v Coskun (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 1216 R v Dion [2021] NSWSC 1043 R v Douglass (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 465 R v Dukagjini (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1668 R v Ethan McKellar; R v Bevan McKellar [2014] NSWSC 1243 R v Evans (No 3) [2017] NSWSC 1523 R v Fadi Shamoun [2012] NSWSC 716 R v Fletcher [2020] NSWSC 1478 R v Garvey; R v Jones [2021] NSWSC 1147 R v Hickson (No 4) [2020] NSWSC 340 R v Hillsley [2006] NSWCCA 312; (2006) 164 A Crim R 252 R v Jaghbir (No 4) [2020] NSWSC 1704 R v Johnson [2015] NSWSC 31 R v Karimi; R v Khoury; R v Mir (No. 11) [2013] NSWSC 1761 R v Katsis [2015] NSWSC 1890 R v Keleklio; R v Sinai [2022] NSWSC 62 R v Kelsall [2015] NSWSC 480 R v Lockett [2013] NSWSC 1555 R v Marwan Jubraeel [2014] NSWSC 838 R v Petryk, Daniel [2018] NSWSC 119 R v Swan; R v Kimura (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1819 R v Tabbah; R v Tiriaki (No 6) [2014] NSWSC 1764 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 White v R [2016] NSWCCA 190; (2016) 261 A Crim R 302 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex Samir Chamma (Offender) John Hicks (Offender) Representation: Counsel: S Hughes (Crown) A Norrie (Chamma) T D Anderson SC (Hicks)