R v Gattellari ; R v Kaminic [2013] NSWSC 1097

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Gattellari ; R v Kaminic [2013] NSWSC 1097 Hearing dates: 11, 12 February 2013 Decision date: 10 May 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Latham J Decision: Fortunato Gattellari - Convicted of the murder of Michael McGurk. Sentenced to a non-parole period of seven (7) years and six (6) months to date from 13 October 2010, expiring 12 April 2018. The balance of term expires 12 October 2020. Eligible for release on 13 April 2018

Senad Kaminic - Convicted of accessory after the fact to murder. Sentenced to a non-parole period of two (2) years and six (6) months to date from today, 10 May 2013, expiring 9 November 2015. The balance of term is two (2) years expiring 9 November 2017. Eligible for release on 10 November 2015 Catchwords: SENTENCE - guilty plea to accessory before the fact to murder (Gattellari) - guilty plea to accessory after the fact to murder (Kaminic) - top of the range of objective gravity (Gattellari) - exceptional nature of assistance provided to authorities - discount at top of the range - no finding of special circumstances - below the upper range of objective gravity (Kaminic) - exceptional nature of assistance - finding of special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: R v Bourchas [2002] NSWCCA 373 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina - (Crown) Fortunato Gattellari - (Offender) Sena Kaminic - (Offender) Representation: Counsel J Pickering SC - (Crown) A Bellanto QC - (Offender) H Dhanji SC - (Offender)