R v Terkmani (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1567

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Terkmani (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1567 Hearing dates: 31 July, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21 August, 27 October 2017 Decision date: 17 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: Offender convicted of the murder of Mahmoud Hrouk and of the offence of aggravated sexual assault against Mahmoud Hrouk. Offender sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment with a non-parole period of 33 years commencing on 21 August 2017 and concluding on 20 August 2050 and a balance of term of 12 years concluding on 20 August 2062. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence – murder – whether offence so grave as to warrant imposition of maximum prescribed penalty – discretion to impose determinate sentence – consideration of youth of offender

CRIME – sentence – aggravated sexual assault – whether offence so grave as to warrant imposition of maximum prescribed penalty – where acts constituting sexual intercourse also contributed to cause of death – need to avoid double punishment Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 19A, 61J(1) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), s 25C Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 21A(2)(c), (f), (j), 28(3), 28(4), 54B, 61 Cases Cited: Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 R v Harris (2000) 50 NSWLR 409; [2000] NSWCCA 469 R v Merritt (2004) 59 NSWLR 557; [2004] NSWCCA 19 R v Miles [2002] NSWCCA 276 R v Stanford, Vincent [2016] NSWSC 1434 R v SLD [2002] NSWSC 758 R v Valera [2000] NSWSC 1220 SW v R [2013] NSWCCA 103 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14. Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Aymen Terkmani (offender) Representation: Counsel: A Robertson (Crown) M Austin (offender)