R v Ibrahim [2020] NSWDC 257

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ibrahim [2020] NSWDC 257 Hearing dates: 24 January 2020, 6 March 2020, 21 May 2020 Date of orders: 21 May 2020 Decision date: 21 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: See [120] Catchwords: SENTENCING – Supply prohibited drug not less than commercial quantity – Supply prohibited drug greater than indictable but not less than commercial quantity – Supply prohibited drug not less than indictable quantity – Section 166 matters – Offender found with gamma butyrolactone and methylamphetamine – Offender caught during police operation – Anxiety and depression reduced moral culpability – Self-induced intoxication at time of offending did not mitigate sentence – Offending ranged from lower end to at the mid-range of objective seriousness – Plea of guilty – 25% discount in relation to Sequence 3 and matters on s 166 certificate – Whether ss 25D and 25E of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 applied – Where Offender came to Australia as a refugee – History of drug abuse and poor mental health – Potential impact of COVID-19 on Offender – Expression of genuine remorse – Prior criminal record – Rehabilitation efforts impressive, with good prospects of rehabilitation Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 527C(1)(a) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW), s 276 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 5(1), 10A, 21A, 22, 24, 25A, 25B, 25D, 25E, 54B Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 166(1) Drugs, Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 10(1), 25(1), 25(2) Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (NSW), s 16(1) Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW), s 54(1)(a) Cases Cited: Cicciarello v R [2009] NSWCCA 272 Huang v R [2017] NSWCCA 312. Parente v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 633; [2017] NSWCCA 284 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Qi [2019] NSWCCA 73 R v RC [2020] NSWCCA 76 R v Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; 115 A Crim R 104; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Webb (2004) 149 A Crim R 167 R v West [2014] NSWCCA 250 R v Yildiz (2006) 160 A Crim R 218; [2006] NSWCCA 97 Scott v R [2020] NSWCCA 81 Vu v R [2006] NSWCCA 188 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Ahmed Salameh, aka Ahmed Ibrahim (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr G. Marr (Offender)