R v Bilal Razzak [2006] NSWSC 1366

Reported Decision : 166 A Crim R 132

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R v Bilal Razzak [2006] NSWSC 1366

HEARING DATE(S) : 29 November 2006

JUDGMENT DATE : 7 December 2006

JUDGMENT OF : Johnson J at 1

DECISION : Sentenced to a fixed term of imprisonment for 15 months commencing on 20 August 2007 and expiring on 19 November 2008.

CATCHWORDS : CONTEMPT OF COURT - refusal by witness to take oath or affirmation to give evidence at criminal trial - plea of guilty - approach to sentencing

LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999

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