R v Katahie [2019] NSWDC 568

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Katahie [2019] NSWDC 568 Hearing dates: 21 June 2019 Date of orders: 17 July 2019 Decision date: 17 July 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Community Release Order for a term of 18 months Catchwords: CRIME — Confiscations — Forfeiture order SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Agreed facts Legislation Cited: Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989 Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242 Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 Veen v The Queen (No 2) in (1988) 164 CLR 465 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Hany Katahie (Offender) Representation: Andrew Kemp (Crown) Michael Coroneos (counsel) (Offender)

Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) File Number(s): 2017/00047560

EX TEMPORE REVISED Judgement

INTRODUCTION 1. Hany Katahie was committed for trial on 15 May 2018 from the Local Court in Burwood but on 6 February 2019, two days after the date appointed to the commencement of the trial in the District Court at Parramatta, the offender pleaded guilty to one offence upon a fresh indictment.

THE TIMING OF THE PLEA 1. He pleaded guilty at the first opportunity he had to do so when the fresh indictment was filed with leave of the Court after there were protracted negotiations between the Crown and on behalf of the offender.