R v Highley [2020] NSWDC 655

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Highley [2020] NSWDC 655 Hearing dates: 22 June 2020 Decision date: 24 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Norrish QC DCJ Decision: Sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment of 3 years 9 months; non-parole period 2 years 3 months imprisonment. Forfeiture order: 3 mobile phones and to pay the State of New South Wales the sum of $3,400. Catchwords: CRIME – sentence - supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis - supply prohibited drug > indictable quantity - prior criminal history of violence not drug supply – breach of conditional liberty - disadvantaged upbringing – totality of criminality – purposes of sentencing – plea of guilty – remorse – special circumstances. Legislation Cited: Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989 Crimes(Sentencing Procedure)Act 1999 Drug Court Act Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Bugmy v R [2013] NSWSC 1885; HCA 37 Dang v R [2013] NSWCCA 246 DPP(Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Holder v R (1983) 3 NSWLR 346 Johnson v R [2004] HCA 15 MacDonnell v R [2002] 128 A Crim R 34 Mill v R [1998]166 CLR Munda v Western Australia [2013] HCA 38 Parente v R [2017] NSWCCA 284 Pearce v R [1998] 194 CLR 610 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 255 R v Letteri (unreported NSWCCA 18 March 1992) R v Scognamiglio (1991) 56 A Crim R 81 R v Smiroldo [2000] NSWCCA 120 R v XX (2009) 195 A Crim R 38 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Paul Anthony Highly (Offender) Representation: Solicitors: Mr D Wilcox-Watson (DPP) Mr Kwan (Offender) File Number(s): 2019/00196963 Publication restriction: No