Regina v M.A; Regina v DIAB [2003] NSWSC 978

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Regina v M.A; Regina v DIAB [2003] NSWSC 978 revised - 03/11/2003 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/07/03; 15/07/03; 16/07/03; 18/07/03; 24/07/03; 04/08/03; 26/08/03; 24/10/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 October 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Shaw J DECISION : M.A.sentenced to imprisonment for 13 years and 6 months to commence on 18 April 2002 and expire 17 October 2015 with a non parole period of 8 years and 6 months to expire on 17 October 2010. Order that the prisoner serve his sentence in a child detention facility until he turns 21 years of age; Diab sentenced to imprisonment for 9 years to commence on 24 April 2002 and expire on 23 April 2011 with a non parole period of 6 years to expire on 23 April 2008.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - sentence - murder - young victim - young offender - strong prospects for rehabilitation - contrition - plea of guilty - head sentence as punishment imposed - special circumstances - naming of offender - discretion as to where the sentence should be served - - Manslaughter - young victim - young offender - good prospects for rehabilitation - contrition - plea of guilty - objective seriousness - mitigation - special circumstances - Children (Criminal Procedings) Act 1986 s 3, 19 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 ss 3A, 22, 21A(3)(c), 30A, 33, 44, Victims Legislation Amendment Act 2003; AEM (Snr); KEM and MM [2002] NSWCCA 58; Blackman and Waters [2001] NSWCCA 121; Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339; Olbrich v The Queen (1999) 199 CLR 270; R v AO [2003] NSWCCA 43; R v Bollen (1998) 99 A Crim R 510; R v Bryant [1999] NSWCCA 181; R v Jenkins [1999] NSWCCA 110; CASES CITED : R v Lattout (Unreported, NSWCCA, 12/12/96); R v Privitera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76; R v Sharma (2002) 54 NSWLR 300; R v Simpson (2001) 53 NSWLR 704; R v Thomson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; R v Voss [2003] NSWCCA 182; Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267; Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; Yardley v Betts (1979) 22 SASR 108; PARTIES : Regina v M.A. Regina v Kadr Diab FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70109/02; 70118/02 D Hobart - Crown COUNSEL : A Haesler - Defendant (M.A.) W Terracini, QC with J Trevallion and P Doyle - Defendant (Diab) SOLICITORS :