R v Kari; R v H; R v Hamid [2008] NSWSC 993

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R v Kari; R v H; R v Hamid [2008] NSWSC 993

HEARING DATE(S) : Pleas entered 13/06/08 (H); 23/06/08 (Kari); 09/07/08 (Hamid). Hearings on sentence 01/08/08 (Kari); 29/08/08 (H and Hamid)

JUDGMENT DATE : 23 September 2008

JURISDICTION : Common Law Division

JUDGMENT OF : Hidden J at 1

(Georgeus Kari) for the offence of manslaughter and taking into account the matter on the Form 1, sentenced to a non-parole period of 4½ years, commencing on 4 August 2005 and expiring on 3 February 2010, and a balance of term of 2½ years, commencing on 4 February 2010 and expiring on 3 August 2012. DECISION : (H) for the offence of manslaughter and taking into account the matter on the Form 1, sentenced to a non-parole period of 3½ years, commencing on 23 December 2007 and expiring on 23 June 2011, and a balance of term of 2½ years commencing on 24 June 2011 and expiring on 24 December 2013. (Jamal Hamid) for the offence of accessory after the fact to manslaughter and taking into account the matter on the Form 1, sentenced to imprisonment for 18 months, commencing on 14 January 2005 and expiring on 13 July 2006 (decline to specify any non-parole period); for the offence of entering a dwelling house in company with intent to steal, sentenced to a non-parole period of 2 years and 3 months, commencing on 14 July 2006 and expiring on 13 October 2008, and a balance of term of 2 years and 3 months, commencing on 14 October 2008 and expiring on 13 January 2011. The overall sentence is imprisonment for 6 years with a non-parole period of 3 years and 9 months.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - manslaughter - accessory after the fact to manslaughter - form 1 matters - entering dwelling house in company with intent to steal