NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Bou-Antoun v Regina [2008] NSWCCA 1
HEARING DATE(S): 10 December 2007
JUDGMENT DATE: 1 February 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Grove J at 1; Simpson J at 46; Barr J at 47
DECISION: Leave to appeal against sentence granted. Appeal dismissed
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - Solicitation to murder - Intended victim a Crown witness in a trial of appellant's son - Payment of "deposit" by appellant to undercover policeman pretending to be willing to kill victim - No error demonstrated in remarks of sentencing judge - Intention not only to kill but cause the victim significant ante-mortem suffering - Stern sentence appropriate - Relevant guidance from prescription of standard non-parole period
LEGISLATION CITED: s21A(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s6(3) Criminal Appeal Act 1912
R v Ransford (1874) LTNS 488 CASES CITED : R v Taouk [1993] 65 A Crim R 387 R v Thomson & Houlton [2000] 49 NSWLR 383 R v Way [2004] 60 NSWLR 168
PARTIES: Chaoki Bou-Antoun (Applicant) Regina (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2006/5045
COUNSEL: J. Stratton SC (Applicant) D. Woodburne (Respondent/Crown)
SOLICITORS: Morgan, Adams & Co (Applicant) S. Kavanagh (Solicitor for Public Prosecutions)Respondent
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 04/11/1493
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Sorby DCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 24 August 2006
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL CCA 2006/5045
GROVE J SIMPSON J BARR J
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