R v Musleh (No 5) [2018] NSWSC 1927

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Musleh (No 5) [2018] NSWSC 1927 Hearing dates: 7 December 2018 Decision date: 13 December 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) The offender is convicted of the count on the indictment.

(2) The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 years and 1 month commencing on 13 August 2018 and expiring on 12 September 2020.

(3) Make a recognizance release order pursuant to s 20(1)(b) of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) directing that on 12 August 2019, after serving 1 year of that sentence, on giving surety in the sum of $100 without security, the offender be released upon recognizance to be of good behaviour for the remainder of the term, being 1 year and 1 month expiring on 12 September 2020. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – assisting others to enter Syria to engage in armed hostilities – plea of guilty – age and immaturity of offender – delay in charging – good prospects of rehabilitation – need for general deterrence and punishment Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), s 33 Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 (Cth), ss 6, 7 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), ss, 16A, 16BA, 16F, 17A, 19AC, 19AF, 20 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application Under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Blanco v R [1999] NSWCCA 121; (1999) 106 A Crim R 303 Dunn v R [2018] NSWCCA 108 Elias v The Queen; Issa v The Queen (2013) 248 CLR 483; [2013] HCA 31 Fardon v Attorney-General for the State of Queensland (2004) 223 CLR 575; [2004] HCA 46 Green v The Queen; Quinn v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Munda v State of Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Nguyen v The Queen (2016) 256 CLR 656; [2016] HCA 17 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 at 301; [1997] HCA 26 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623; [1974] HCA 26 R v Alqudsi [2016] NSWSC 1227 R v Biber [2018] NSWCCA 271 R v Biber [2018] NSWSC 535 R v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R v Lamella [2014] NSWCCA 122 R v Mohamed [2016] VSC 581 R v Webb [2004] NSWCCA 330 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Weininger v The Queen (2003) 212 CLR 629; [2003] HCA 14 Xiao v R (2018) 96 NSWLR 1; [2018] NSWCCA 4 Texts Cited: Hugh Dillon (ed.); "Presuming Innocence", Advocacy and Judging: Selected Papers of Murray Gleeson, (2017, Federation Press) Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Muhammed Abdul-Karim Musleh (Offender) Representation: Counsel: D Staehli SC/R Glover (Crown) G Scragg (Offender)