R v Tabbah; R v Tiriaki (No 6) [2014] NSWSC 1764

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Tabbah; R v Tiriaki (No 6) [2014] NSWSC 1764 Hearing dates: 7 November 2014 Decision date: 10 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Schmidt J Decision: Salim Tabbah is sentenced to a term of imprisonment with a non-parole period of 10 years, commencing on 6 March 2012 and expiring on 5 March 2022, with a balance of term of 4 years, which is to commence on 6 March 2022 and to expire on 5 March 2026. The earliest date eligible for release on parole is 5 March 2022. Sentence will expire on 5 March 2026. Wassim Tiriaki is sentenced to a term of imprisonment with a non-parole period of 20 years, commencing on 5 June 2012 and expiring on 4 June 2032, with a balance of term of 8 years, which is to commence on 5 June 2032 and to expire on 4 June 2040. The earliest date eligible for release on parole is 4 June 2032. Sentence will expire on 4 June 2040. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - murder - manslaughter - co-offenders - serious offences - victim impact statement - totality and parity - special circumstances - aggravating factors - mitigating factors - personal circumstances - deterrence Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Jimmy v R (2010) 77 NSWLR 540 Josefski v R [2010] NSWCCA 41; 217 A Crim R 183 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 MAH v R [2006] NSWCCA 226 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; 244 CLR 120 Power v The Queen [1974] HCA 26; (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v Abboud [2005] NSWCCA 251 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Doff [2005] NSWCCA 119 R v Frazer [2007] NSWSC 1449 R v Isaacs (1999) 41 NSWLR 374 R v Lewis [2001] NSWCCA 448 R v McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242; 66 NSWLR 566 R v Merritt [2004] NSWCCA 19; 59 NSWLR 557 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Crim R 76 R v Rice [2004] NSWCCA 384; 150 A Crim R 37 R v Scott [2005] NSWCCA 152 R v Wright (1997) 93 A Crim R 48 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 SBF v R [2009] NSWCCA 231; 198 A Crim R 219 Skondin v R [2006] NSWCCA 59 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Salim Tabbah Wassim Tiriaki Representation: Counsel: Mr T Hoyle SC (Crown) Mr P Lange (Tabbah) Mr M Boulton and Mr C Waterstreet (Tiriaki) Solicitors: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Hanna Legal (Tabbah) Elie Rahme & Associates (Tiriaki) File Number(s): 2012/73478 2012/73453 Publication restriction: None