R v ALFAR, Attallah [2017] NSWDC 280

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v ALFAR, Attallah [2017] NSWDC 280 Hearing dates: 4 August 2017 Date of orders: 04 August 2017 Decision date: 04 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge S Norrish QC Decision: Full time custodial sentence imposed. Full details at [92]. Catchwords: Criminal – sentence – conspiracy to commit offence – dispose of property known to have been stolen – car re-birthing – additional matters on the Form 1 – conspiracy to cheat or defraud – Sentence – 58 years old - historical offences occurring 15 years earlier – leading role in the criminal operation – co-offenders already sentenced – parity – prior criminal record in Australia – deteriorating health of the offender – delay in prosecution – discount for the utilitarian benefit of the plea of guilty – special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 147 Giourtalis v R [2013] NSWCCA 216 Jimmy v R [2010] NSWCCA 60 King (NSWCCA, 24 February 1998, unreported) Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 R v Blanco [1999] NSWCCA 121 R v Pickard [2011] SASCFC 134 R v Schwabegger (1998) 4 VR 649 R v Todd (1982) 2 NSWLR 517 Regina v Gay [2002] NSWCCA 6 Sabra v R [2015] NSWCCA 38 Savvas (No 2) v The Queen (1991) 58 A Crim R 175 Tyler v Chalmers [2007] NSWCCA 247 Veen (No. 2) v The Queen (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Attallah Alfar Representation: Counsel: Mr. Hughes – Director of Public Prosecutions Mr. Ainsworth – Offender File Number(s): 2013/214747 Publication restriction: Nil