R v Hussein; R v Barghachoun; R v Manly; R v Riley [2013] NSWDC 39

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hussein; R v Barghachoun; R v Manly; R v Riley [2013] NSWDC 39 Hearing dates: 10 September 2012- 12 October 2012 Decision date: 31 January 2013 Before: Murrell SC DCJ Decision: Hussein: 8 years non-parole period. Total sentence of 12 years Barghachoun: Effective non-parole period of 7 years, 6 months non-parole period. Total sentence of 10 years, 6 months. Manly: 4 years non-parole period. Total sentence of 6 years. Riley: 3 years, 6 months non-parole period. Total sentence 5 years, 6 months. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW- Sentence- joint criminal enterprise- in company- attempt to steal- robbery armed with dangerous weapon- use a firearm without authority- fire firearm in public place- intentionally destroy property of another by fire- carried in conveyance taken without consent- relevance of mental disorder- moral culpability- extent of planning- prospects of rehabilitation. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 117,154A(1)(a), 97(2), 93G(1)(b), 19(10)(b) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW), s 7(1) Crimes Sentencing Procedure Act, ss 21A(2) & (3) Cases Cited: R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Crown Ali Hussein Imad Barghachoun Ayman Manly Andrew Riley Representation: Mr D Scully (Crown) Mr T Jones (Hussein) Mr R Kellar (Barghachoun) Mr N Steel (Manly) Mr A Radojev (Riley) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW Andrew Scali Solicitors (Hussein) Gregory J Goold Solicitor (Barghachoun) John B Hajje & Associates (Manly) Jack Rigg Solicitors (Riley) File Number(s): 2011/324305; 2011/268777; 2011/324302; 2011/268726