R v Abdul Zahed [2024] NSWSC 695

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Abdul Zahed [2024] NSWSC 695 Hearing dates: 2, 17 May 2024 Date of orders: 7 June 2024 Decision date: 07 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Button J Decision: (1) Abdul Kadir Zahed, you are convicted of the offence of being an accessory after the fact to murder. (2) I sentence you to a non-parole period of 2 years 6 months, to commence on 15 January 2023, and to expire on 14 July 2025. (3) That will be followed by a parole period of 1 year 3 months, to expire on 14 October 2026. Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing – accessory after the fact to murder – guilty plea – relevant factors on sentence – objectively less serious example of a serious offence – where no persons convicted of homicide of deceased – extensive criminal history – where much of the offender's adult life has been spent in custody – offence committed whilst offender on parole – remorse not established on balance – deprived background – difficult childhood and upbringing – history of illicit substance abuse – some evidence of steps taken towards rehabilitation in custody– special circumstances not found – discussion of parity – sentence backdated to reflect measure of concurrence with previously imposed aggregate sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 349 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex Abdul Kadir Zahed (Offender) Representation: Counsel: K McKay SC with T Lumsden (Crown) M Thangaraj SC with J Trevallion (Offender)

Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Zahr Partners (Offender) File Number(s): 2022/265635 Publication restriction: Nil