A sentence appeal after Zahab drove co-offenders to a Bankstown hotel robbery and pleaded guilty to assault with intent to rob in company. The Crown could not prove he knew of any firearm. The CCA held the District Court wrongly counted the co-offender’s weapon, blurred joint-enterprise liability with his limited role, failed to reflect reduced moral culpability in deterrence, and relied on prior convictions he did not have. Appeal allowed; sentence cut from 4 years 3 months to 3 years 3 months (NPP 2 years 2 months).

Divided sentence appeal on persistent domestic-violence and public-justice offending against a former partner and others, including threats, mass electronic contact, and attempts to interfere with proceedings. A 15-year State aggregate (overall effective 16 years) was held by majority to be manifestly excessive despite the gravity of the offending; a post-sentence psychiatric report did not establish miscarriage. State aggregate reduced to 11 years (effective head 12 years; NPP 8 years). Roberts J dissented on manifest excess.