R v Ahmed (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 625

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ahmed (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 625 Hearing dates: 24 May 2019 Date of orders: 30 May 2019 Decision date: 30 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Schmidt J Decision: (1) Shahab Ahmed, having been convicted of the murder of Khondkar Fariha Elahi, you are now sentenced to a term of imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 20 years, 3 months commencing on 18 February 2017 and expiring on 17 May 2037 and a balance of term of 6 years, 9 months expiring on 17 February 2044.

(2) The earliest date on which you thus will be eligible for release on parole will be 17 May 2037. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – murder – judge alone trial – objective seriousness above mid-range – moral culpability – personal circumstances – aggravating and mitigating matters – deterrence – no special circumstances – comparable cases – victim impact statement – sentence imposed Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) – s 19A, s 23A Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) – s 5A, s 5B, s 5C Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)- s 3A, 21, s 21A, s 23, s 28, s 44, s 54A, s 54B, s 61 Cases Cited: Aslan v R [2014] NSWCCA 114 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58; [2014] HCA 2 Butters v R [2010] NSWCCA 1 Cherry v R [2017] NSWCCA 150 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Hili v R; Jones v R (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Johnson v R [2016] NSWCCA 286; 263 A Crim R 268 Kaderavek v R [2018] NSWCCA 92 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357; [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120; [2011] HCA 39 Munda v Western Australia (2013) 249 CLR 600; [2013] HCA 38 Patsan v R [2018] NSWCCA 129 Power v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 623 at 628-629; [1974] HCA 26 R v Ahmed (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 517 R v Bretherton [2013] NSWSC 1339 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Harrison [2001] NSWCCA 79; (2001) 121 A Crim R 380 R v Haydar (No 3) [2017] NSWSC 159 R v Haydar (No 4) [2017] NSWSC 615 R v Huang [2000] NSWCCA 238; (2000) 113 A Crim R 386 R v Lutu [2014] NSWSC 413 R v McKenzie [2011] NSWSC 1460 R v McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242 R v Neave [2012] NSWSC 229 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 R v Pham [2005] NSWCCA 94 R v Scott [2005] NSWCCA 152 R v Sutton [2004] NSWCCA 225 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168; [2004] NSWCCA 131 R v Wilkinson (No. 5) [2009] NSWSC 432 R v Yuke [2010] NSWSC 754 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267; [2001] HCA 21 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Tran v R [2011] NSWCCA 116 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Shahab Ahmed (Offender) Representation: Counsel: S Hughes (Crown) A Djemal (Offender)