R v Nguyen [2013] NSWCCA 195

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: R v Nguyen [2013] NSWCCA 195 Hearing dates: 31 July 2013 Decision date: 28 August 2013 Before: Beazley P at [1]; Johnson J at [1]; RA Hulme J at [1] Decision: 1. Crown appeal allowed. 2. Sentences imposed in the Supreme Court on 15 March 2013 are quashed. In their place: (a) For the offence of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, the Respondent is sentenced to imprisonment comprising a non-parole period of 6 years commencing on 8 September 2010 and expiring on 7 September 2016 with a balance of term of 2 years and 1 month commencing on 8 September 2016 and expiring on 7 October 2018. (b) On the count of manslaughter, and taking into account the offence on the Form 1, the Respondent is sentenced to imprisonment comprising a non-parole period of 12 years commencing on 8 September 2011 and expiring on 7 September 2023, with a balance of term of 4 years and 2 months commencing on 8 September 2023 and expiring on 7 November 2027. 3. The earliest date upon which the Respondent will be eligible for release on parole is 8 September 2023. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Crown sentence appeal - pleas of guilty - manslaughter and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm - excessive self-defence manslaughter - victim a police officer engaged in lawful execution of duty - execution of search warrant - Respondent shoots at and wounds victim with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm - Respondent believes unreasonably that victim and other police not genuine police - other police officer discharges firearm in response inflicting fatal injury to victim - objective seriousness of offences - errors established concerning assessment of objective seriousness of both offences - error in imposing entirely concurrent sentences - sentences manifestly inadequate - aggravating factor that victim a police officer acting in execution of duty - importance of specific and general deterrence - seriousness of possess prohibited firearm offence taken into account on Form 1 for manslaughter offence - Respondent resentenced Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: AB v R [2013] NSWCCA 160 Abbas, Bodiotis, Taleb and Amoun v R [2013] NSWCCA 115 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 A Crim R 41 Director of Public Prosecutions (Vic) v Arvanitidis [2008] VSCA 189; 202 A Crim R 300 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Hanania v R [2012] NSWCCA 220 Hejazi v R [2009] NSWCCA 282; 217 A Crim R 151 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 McIntyre v R [2009] NSWCCA 305; 198 A Crim R 549 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 R v AZ [2011] NSWCCA 43; 205 A Crim R 222 R v Baker [2000] NSWCCA 85 R v Burton [2008] NSWCCA 128 R v Hamilton (1993) 66 A Crim R 575 R v Hammoud [2000] NSWCCA 540; 118 A Crim R 66 R v Jarrold [2010] NSWCCA 69 R v JW [2010] NSWCCA 49; 77 NSWLR 7 R v MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381; 167 A Crim R 159 R v Mobbs [2005] NSWCCA 371 R v Nguyen [2013] NSWSC 197 R v Penisini [2004] NSWCCA 339 R v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534; 53 NSWLR 704 R v Thalari [2009] NSWCCA 170; 75 NSWLR 307 R v XX [2009] NSWCCA 115; 195 A Crim R 38 Re Attorney General's Application Under Section 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (No. 2 of 2002) [2002] NSWCCA 515; 137 A Crim R 196 Re Attorney General's Application Under Section 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (No. 1 of 2002) [2002] NSWCCA 518; 56 NSWLR 146 The Queen v De Simoni [1981] HCA 31; 147 CLR 383 Yang v R [2012] NSWCCA 49; 219 A Crim R 550 Texts Cited: --- Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Appellant) Philip Nguyen (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms N Noman SC (Appellant) Mr H Ledinh, Solicitor (Respondent) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Appellant) Ledinh Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2010/300562 Publication restriction: --- Decision under appeal Citation: R v Nguyen [2013] NSWSC 197 Date of Decision: 2013-03-15 00:00:00 Before: Fullerton J File Number(s): 2010/300562