Mostafa Shiddiquzzaman v R; Mohammad Junaid Thorne v R [2015] NSWDC 244

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mostafa Shiddiquzzaman v R; Mohammad Junaid Thorne v R [2015] NSWDC 244 Hearing dates: 5 August 2015 Date of orders: 06 August 2015 Decision date: 06 August 2015 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge AC Scotting Decision: See paragraphs [85] and [88] Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal – false identities – false names – internet – commonwealth – use of carriage service – specific deterrence – general deterrence – parity – degree of planning - dishonesty OTHER – media attention – conduct – objective circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Commonwealth) Crimes Act 1914 (Commonwealth) Crimes Regulations 1990 (Commonwealth) Cases Cited: Johnson v The Queen (2004) 78 ALJR 616 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629 Veen v R (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 R v McNaughton (2006) 66 NSWLR 566 Baumer v R (1988) 166 CLR 51 BW v R [2011] NSWCCA 176 R v Wilkinson (No 5) [2009] NSWSC 432 Putland v The Queen (2004) 218 CLR 174 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Lee v The Queen [2012] NSWCCA 123 Green v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 606 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mostafa Shiddiquzzaman (Appellant) Mohammad Junaid Thorne (Appellant) Regina (Cth) Representation: Counsel: W Flynn with M Budisco (Shiddiquzzaman and Junaid)