R v Panetta [2014] NSWSC 27

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Panetta [2014] NSWSC 27 Hearing dates: 7 February 2014 Decision date: 07 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Davies J Decision: Adam Panneta, for the crime of murdering Muhammed Shafique on 18 September 2008, I sentence you to a non-parole period of 12 years and nine months commencing 12 November 2010 and expiring 11 August 2023 with an additional term of 4 years and 3 months expiring 11 November 2027. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - murder - plea of guilty - offender persuaded by partner, ex-wife of deceased, of deceased's alleged wrongdoing - offender attempts to abduct and rob deceased - offender kills deceased when deceased attempts to defend himself - multiple blows to the head with hammer - Ellis discount - police unaware deceased was murdered or any involvement of offender - offender voluntarily confesses four years later - offender of low intelligence and with personality problems - whether a specific arithmetical discount should be given for Ellis principle Cases Cited: Apps v R [2006] NSWCCA 290 Barbaro v The Queen; Zirilli v The Queen [2014] HCA 2 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2006) 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 Nona v The Queen [2012] NTCCA 03 R v Bolt [2001] NSWCCA 487; (2001) 126 A Crim R 284 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Dawes [2004] NSWCCA 363 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v Lawson Donald [2013] NSWCCA 238 R v Muldrock [2012] NSWCCA 108 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Windle [2012] NSWCCA 222 Raad v R [2011] NSWCCA 138 Ryan v The Queen [2001] HCA 21; (2001) 206 CLR 267 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Crown (Plaintiff) Adam Panetta (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P McGrath (Crown) I Wallach (Defendant) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Legal Aid NSW (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/377994