R v Misa; R v Ramos-Malo; R v Vaafusuaga [2019] NSWDC 788

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Misa; R v Ramos-Malo; R v Vaafusuaga [2019] NSWDC 788 Hearing dates: 04 October 2019 Date of orders: 04 December 2019 Decision date: 04 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Ramos-Malo – aggregate sentence of 10 years with a non-parole period of 6 years Misa – aggregate sentence of 4 years with a non-parole period of 2 years Vaafusuaga – term of imprisonment of 4 years with a non-parole period of 2 years Catchwords: CRIME — Violent offences — Assault occasioning actual bodily harm CRIME — Violent offences — Wound with intent to cause grievous bodily harm SENTENCING — Non-parole period — Principles to be applied SENTENCING — Non-parole period — Standard non-parole period SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Joint criminal enterprise SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Joint sentence proceedings SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — De Simoni/double counting SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Form 1 offences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — General principles SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Maximum penalty SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Aggregate sentences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Parole period SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Age of offender SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Road Transport Act 2013 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25 McNaughton [2006] NSWCCA 242 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 Munda v State of Western Australia [2013] HAC 38 R v Pullen [2018] NSWCCA 264 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Dahcell Marco Charlton Ramos-Malo (Offender) Pio Misa (Offender) Jimmy Vaafusuaga (Offender) Representation: Henry Hudson (Crown) Brian Royce (counsel) (Offender – Misa) David Pullinger (counsel) (Offender – Ramos-Malo) Greg Smith SC (counsel) (Offender – Vaafusuaga