R v Hakem [2024] NSWDC 473
Given the offender's guilty pleas, the objective seriousness, aggravating factors, guarded prospects of rehabilitation, and policy of general deterrence, an aggregate sentence of 7 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 5 years 3 months is appropriate.
- Parties
- Prosecution: Rex (Crown); Offender: Junaid Sheikh Hakem
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 23 September 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Sentence
- Outcome
- Aggregate term of imprisonment imposed
- Legal Topics
- Sexual Offences Against Children, Sentencing
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Parties
Rex (Crown)
Prosecution
Junaid Sheikh Hakem
Offender
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Appropriate sentence for sexual intercourse with a child under 10 years of age
- 2 Consideration of Form 1 matters in sentencing
- 3 Assessment of objective seriousness
Ratio Decidendi
Given the offender's guilty pleas, the objective seriousness, aggravating factors, guarded prospects of rehabilitation, and policy of general deterrence, an aggregate sentence of 7 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 5 years 3 months is appropriate.
Court Disposition
Aggregate term of imprisonment imposed
Orders
- Aggregate sentence of 7 years imprisonment
- Non-parole period fixed at 5 years 3 months, commencing 1 March 2023 and expiring 31 May 2028
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