R v Price; R v Rahim; R v Taufahema [2024] NSWSC 1419

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Price; R v Rahim; R v Taufahema [2024] NSWSC 1419 Hearing dates: 27 June 2024, 27 September 2024 Date of orders: 08 November 2024 Decision date: 08 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: McNaughton J Decision: Ms Price is sentenced to a period of imprisonment of 8 years. The Court sets a non-parole period of 4 years and 6 months commencing on 8 July 2020, and an additional term of 3 years and 6 months commencing on 8 January 2025 and ending on 7 July 2028. Mr Rahim is sentenced to a period of imprisonment of 8 years and 6 months. The Court sets a non-parole period of 5 years and 2 months commencing on 9 December 2019, and an additional term of 3 years and 4 months commencing on 9 February 2025 and ending on 8 June 2028. Mr Taufahema is sentenced to a period of imprisonment of 23 years. The Court sets a non-parole period of 16 years and 6 months commencing on 9 June 2020, and an additional term of 6 years and 6 months commencing on 9 December 2036 and ending on 8 June 2043. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence – joint criminal enterprise – murder – manslaughter – assault with intent to rob in company – armed robbery – deceased stabbed multiple times during robbery – aggravated break and enter with intent to steal – assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company – where offender has limited reduced moral culpability – where delay in trial being heard to finality – where offenders experienced hardship in custody – where two offenders were on conditional liberty at the time of the offending – where failure to confirm guilty plea offer – whether guilty plea offer was withdrawn Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 18, 24, 97, 112, 113 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 21A, 22A, 25E, 44, 54A Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 33 Cases Cited: Black v R (2022) 107 NSWLR 225; [2022] NSWCCA 17 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Markovic v R; Pantelic v R (2010) 30 VR 589; [2010] VSCA 105 Mitchell v The King (2023) 276 CLR 299; [2023] HCA 5 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 R v Eaton [2023] NSWCCA 125 R v Forbes [2005] NSWCCA 377 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; [1999] NSWCCA 111 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 R v MJ [2023] NSWCCA 306 R v Nehme; R v Price; R v Rahim; R v Rizk; R v Taufahema (No 4) [2024] NSWSC 451 R v Quinlan [2021] NSWCCA 284 R v Steele [2024] NSWSC 214 R v Tailford [2021] NSWSC 248 Ryan v Regina [2017] NSWCCA 209 Tabbah v R [2019] NSWCCA 324 Tasdik v R [2024] NSWCCA 195 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Lisa Anne Price (Offender) Bilal Rahim (Offender) Viliami Bui Taufahema (Offender) Representation: Counsel: K Ratcliffe (Crown) T Quilter (Lisa Anne Price) M Hobart SC (Bilal Rahim) A Evers (Viliami Bui Taufahema)