Regina v Sabbah [2004] NSWCCA 28

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Sabbah [2004] NSWCCA 28 revised - 5/10/2005 HEARING DATE(S) : 23/02/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Ipp JA at 1; Sully J at 148; Adams J at 149 DECISION : (1) Appeal against conviction dismissed (2) Leave to appeal against sentence granted but appeal dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Detaining for advantage - Robbery - Consistency of differing verdicts for different counts - Reasonableness of verdicts - Warning pursuant to s 165 of the Evidence Act 1995 - Directions to jury regarding fact that accused did not give evidence - Claim of Right - Acting on behalf of another - Whether sentence manifestly excessive - Approach to be taken in sentencing - Totality of sentences. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995, ss 38(1)(c), 128, 165 Azzopardi v The Queen (2001) 205 CLR 50 Everett v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 295 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439 MacKenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348 MFA v The Queen (2002) 193 ALR 184 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 R v AEM [2002] NSWCCA 58 R v Crawley [2003] NSWCCA 149 CASES CITED : R v Davis (1999) NSWCCA 15 R v Fuge [2001] NSWCCA 208 R v Hendradinata [2003] NSWCCA 161 R v ITA [2003] NSWCCA 174 R v OGD (1997) 98 A Crim R 151 R v Sanders (1991) 57 SASR 102 R v Sanderson (unreported, NSWCCA, 18 July 1994) R v Spokes [1999] VSCA 210 Taylor v The Queen (unreported, WACCA, 6 April 1998) Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 PARTIES : Regina v Henry Aaron Sabbah FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60348/03 P Ingram (Crown) COUNSEL : P Byrne SC/I McLachlan (Appellant)