R v Fahda [2013] NSWCCA 86

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fahda [2013] NSWCCA 86 Hearing dates: 11/12/2012 Decision date: 26 April 2013 Before: Simpson J at [1] Fullerton J at [44] Davies J at [149] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Crown appeal against sentence - murder - whether sentence is manifestly inadequate - whether sentencing judge erred in assessment of objective seriousness of offence - whether sentencing judge erred in assessing respondent's prospects of rehabilitation - whether sentencing judge erred in assessing extent of respondent's intellectual impairment - whether sentencing judge erred in approach to respondent's mental illness Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Beldon v R [2012] NSWCCA 194 Bugmy v R [1990] HCA 18; 169 CLR 525 Devaney v R [2012] NSWCCA 285 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194; 79 NSWLR 1; 205 A Crim R 1 Fardon v Attorney-General (Qld) [2004] HCA 46; 223 CLR 575 Hanania v R [2012] NSWCCA 220 Hili v R; Jones v R [2010] HCA 45; 242 CLR 520 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Koloamatangi [2011] NSWCCA 288 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Ng v R [2011] NSWCCA 227; 214 A Crim R 191 Nguyen v R [2007] NSWCCA 363; 180 A Crim R 267 R v Borg [2010] NSWSC 951 R v Cooper [2005] NSWSC 791 R v Edwards [2009] NSWSC 164 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v George [2004] NSWCCA 247; 149 A Crim R 38 R v Harvey [2007] NSWSC 871 R v Heffernan [2005] NSWSC 739 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Hillsley [2006] NSWCCA 312; 164 A Crim R 252 R v Holcroft [2010] NSWSC 1294 R v Jones [2010] NSWSC 432 R v KB; R v JL; R v RJB [2011] NSWCCA 190 R v Koloamatangi [2011] NSWCCA 288 R v Mulato [2006] NSWCCA 282 R v Nelson (Court of Criminal Appeal, 25 June 1996, unreported) R v Pocock [2008] NSWSC 1435 R v Robinson [2002] NSWCCA 359 R v Saalfeld [2007] NSWSC 376 R v Shamouil [2009] NSWSC 24 R v Shepherd [2006] NSWSC 799 R v Wilson [2005] NSWCCA 112; 153 A Crim R 257 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Versluys v R [2008] NSWCCA 76 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Crown Mohammed Fahda (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Cinque/L Mathias (Crown) J Stratton SC (Respondent) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/39990 Decision under appeal Citation: [2012] NSWSC 114 Date of Decision: 2012-02-24 00:00:00 Before: Harrison J File Number(s): 2009/39990