R v Di Cianni and Pintabona [2013] NSWSC 1328

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Di Cianni and Pintabona [2013] NSWSC 1328 Hearing dates: 22-24 April 2013, 29 April 2013 - 1 May 2013, 3 May 2013, 6-10 May 2013, 13-14 May 2013, 22-23 May 2013, 27-31 May 2013, 3-24 June 2013, 16 August 2013. Decision date: 13 September 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: R S Hulme AJ Decision: Count 1: imprisonment for a non-parole period of 20 years commencing on 18 August 2010 and a further term of 4 years. Count 2: imprisonment for a non-parole period of 20 years commencing on 18 August 2020 and a further term of 4 years. Accessory Count 1: imprisonment for a non-parole period of 2 years and 3 months commencing on 13 March 2013 together with a further term of 9 months. Accessory Count 2: imprisonment for a non-parole period of 2 years commencing on 13 March 2014 together with a further term of 1 year. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW- Murder- separate offences- stabbing- co-accused- accessory after the fact- sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Ibbs v R (1987) 163 CLR 447 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 Nguyen v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 363; (2007) 180 A Crim R 267 R v Cowen [2008] NSWSC 104 R v Farroukh (Court of Criminal Appeal, 29 March 1996, unreported) R v Faulkner [2000] NSWSC 944 R v Hawken (1986) 27 A Crim R 42 R v Howell (1839) 9 C & P 437 R v Mahmood [2010] NSWCCA 219 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Sciberras [2006] NSWCA 268 R v Vanderstein, Harris and Somerville (1865) 10 Cox CC 177 R v Ward [2004] NSWSC 420 R v Wells [2008] NSWSC 206 Veen v R (No. 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 Texts Cited: Russell on Crime, 12th ed, (1964) vol 1 at 139 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Giuseppe Di Cianni (Defendant) Josephine Pintabona (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Hobart SC (Crown) P Bodor SC (Defendant) D Doulten SC (Defendant) Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) John B Hajje & Associates (Defendant) Andrew Scali (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/ 54319; 2012/78797 Publication restriction: None