R v Chartres-Abbott; R v Phillips; R v Mulholland [2020] NSWDC 703

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Chartres-Abbott; R v Phillips; R v Mulholland [2020] NSWDC 703 Hearing dates: 3 July 2020 Date of orders: 28 August 2020 Decision date: 28 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bright DCJ Decision: Chartres-Abbott - Aggregate sentence of 14 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 8 years and 6 months. Phillips - Aggregate sentence of 8 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 4 years and 10 months. Mulholland - Intensive correction order for 11 months and 17 days. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug — Large commercial quantity — Knowingly take part in supply — Possess prohibited drug CRIME — Firearms offences — Use/Possess prohibited pistol/firearm SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Joint sentence proceedings — Parity Legislation Cited: Crime (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1991, No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Bugmy v R (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cahyadi v R (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 205 A Crim R 1 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Melikian v R [2008] NSWCCA 156 R v Campbell, R v Smith [2019] NSWCCA 1 Trurong v R; R v Le; Nguyen v R; R v Nguyen [2013] NSWCCA 36 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Mark Chartres-Abbott (Offender) Dean Phillips (Offender) Deborah Mulholland (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr S Healy (Offender Mulholland) Mr C F Vulpeanu (Offender Chartres-Abbott)