Regina v Phong Ngoc Pham; Regina v Vu Ngoc Pham; Regina v Minh Hoang Nguyen [2002] NSWSC 1261

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina v Phong Ngoc Pham; Regina v Vu Ngoc Pham; Regina v Minh Hoang Nguyen [2002] NSWSC 1261 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70096/00; 70218/01; 70109/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 May 2002 to 26 June 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 January 2003

Regina PARTIES : Phong Ngoc Pham Vu Ngoc Pham Minh Hoang Nguyen JUDGMENT OF : Sully J at 1

J. Kiely SC - Crown COUNSEL : G. Turnbull - Phong Ngoc Pham I. McClintock - Vu Ngoc Pham A. Martin - Minh Hoang Nguyen S. E. O'Connor - Crown SOLICITORS : Ross Hill & Assoc. - Phong Ngoc Pham Galloways - Vu Ngoc Pham Voros Lawyers - Minh Hoang Nguyen LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure ) Act 1999 (NSW) CASES CITED : Robert Theo Sievers, unreported, 18.12.02 DECISION : Phong Ngoc Pham - Imprisonment for 16 years with non-parole period of 11 years; Vu Ngoc Pham - Imprisonment for 20 years with non-parole period of 14 years; Minh Hoang Nguyen - Imprisonment for 17 years 38 weeks with non-parole period of 11 years 38 weeks

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES CRIMINAL DIVISION

SULLY J

Monday 13 January 2003

70096/00 – REGINA v PHONG NGOC PHAM 70218/01 – REGINA v VU NGOC PHAM 70109/01 – REGINA v MINH HOANG NGUYEN

ON SENTENCE

1 HIS HONOUR: Before the Court for sentence are three prisoners: Phong Ngoc Pham, Vu Ngoc Pham and Minh Hoang Nguyen. When referring to them by name I shall use, respectively, the form: Phong Pham, Vu Pham and Minh Nguyen. 2 On 13 May 2002 the three prisoners were arraigned in this Court upon an indictment charging each of them with the murder, on or about 31 July 1996 at Fairfield, of one Thanh Chi Ly. The indictment charged additionally that each of Vu Pham and Minh Nguyen had unlawfully imprisoned, on 31 July 1996 at Fairfield, one Phuong Vu Lam.