R v Alkanaan (No.7) [2015] NSWSC 904

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Alkanaan (No.7) [2015] NSWSC 904 Hearing dates: 13 March 2015, 26 June 2015 Date of orders: 10 July 2015 Decision date: 10 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Garling J Decision: On the offence of conspiracy, the Offender is sentenced to: (1)A fixed term of imprisonment of 1 year and 10 months commencing on 8 November 2013 and expiring on 7 September 2015.

On the charge of murder, the Offender is sentenced to: (2)A non-parole period of 21 years commencing on 8 August 2014 and concluding on 7 August 2035. (3)A balance of term of 7 years commencing on 8 August 2035 and concluding 7 August 2042.

The Offender will not be eligible to be released before the expiry of the non-parole period. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – murder –serious criminality – aggravating factors – use of a weapon – prior criminal convictions including assault occasioning actual bodily harm – offender on conditional liberty at time of offence – mitigating factors – offence not part of organised criminal activity – lack of remorse – victim impact statement taken into account – CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – conspiracy to influence a witness – guilty plea – mid range criminality Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006. Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Cheung v The Queen [2001] HCA 67; (2001) 209 CLR 1 Lowe v The Queen [1984] HCA 46; (1984) 154 CLR 606 Madden v R [2011] NSWCCA 254 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Mill v The Queen [1988] HCA 70; (1988) 166 CLR 59 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57 (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Isaacs (1997) 41 NSWLR 374 R v MacDonell (NSWCCA, 8 December 1995, unreported) R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14; (1988) 164 CLR 465 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Falah Alkanaan (Offender) Representation: Counsel: C Patrick (Crown) M Ramage QC (Offender)