NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 127 A Crim R 369
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60191/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 June 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 June 2001
PARTIES : Regina v Hami Qutami JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 60; Simpson J at 79; Smart AJ at 2
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/11/1227 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Finnane DCJ OFFICER :
COUNSEL : (A) L M B Lampratti (Crown) (R) M Ramage QC & T S Corish SOLICITORS : (A) S E O'Connor (R) Murphy's Lawyers Inc. CATCHWORDS : Sentencing - solicit to murder - non parole period manifestly adequate - desirability of prisoner giving evidence - very limited weight to be given to untested, self serving statements made to experts - role of restoration of community harmony Crimes Act s 26 LEGISLATION CITED : Sentencing Act 1989 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, s 44 R v Keys [2001] NSWCCA 232 Bednarz [2000] NSWCCA 533 Murat Ay (unrep NSWCCA 30/10/98) CASES CITED: R v Carrion (2000) 49 NSWLR 149 R v Hampton (1998) 44 NSWLR 729 R v Bloomfield (1998) 44 NSWLR 734 R v Glen (unrep NSWCCA 19/12/94) R v Fahda (unrep [1999] NSWCCA 217, 31/8/99) DECISION : Appeal allowed in part ; Appeal against sentence of imprisonment of 4 years 5 months and 21 days dismissed; Non-parole period of 11 months, 21 days set aside - in lieu the Court fixes a non-parole period of 29 months, 21 days commencing on 8 March 2001 and ending on 28 August 2003
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