R v Popovic; R v Hristovski; R v Bubanja;R v Koloamatangi [2014] NSWSC 1725

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Popovic; R v Hristovski; R v Bubanja;R v Koloamatangi [2014] NSWSC 1725 Hearing dates: 30 May and 25 August 2014 Decision date: 12 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: RS Hulme AJ Decision: Hristovski - non parole period of 22 years commencing on 25 July 2014 with a further term of 7 years. Eligible for parole on 25 July 2036 Bubanja - non parole period of 26 years commencing on 1 February 2014 with a further term of 8 years. Eligible for parole on 1 February 2040 Popovic - non parole period of 26 years commencing on 21 September 2012 with a further term of 8 years. Eligible for parole on 21 September 2038 Koloamatangi - Life imprisonment commencing on 1 June 2023 Catchwords: Criminal law sentencing - murder - joint criminal enterprise - contract killing Legislation Cited: Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Firearms Act Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina Zlatan Popovic Jason Hristovski Dalibor Bubanja Tevi Koloamatangi Representation: Counsel: P Barrett - Crown M Ramage QC (Popovic) S Corish (Hristovski) M Austin (Bubanja) S Davenport SC (Koloamatangi)

Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Trans Solicitors & Attorneys (Popovic) William O'Brien & Ross Hudson (Hristovski) Wollongong Legal (Bubanja) Katsoolis & Co (Koloamatangi) File Number(s): 2012/232565: 2012/3544352012/362499: 2012/370471