R v Kamara; R v Kassem [2019] NSWDC 947

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Kamara; R v Kassem [2019] NSWDC 947 Hearing dates: 19 July 2019 Date of orders: 19 July 2019 Decision date: 19 July 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: Kamara: An aggregate term of imprisonment of three years with a non-parole period of one year, ten months; Kassem: An aggregate term of imprisonment of two years, 10 months with a non-parole period of one year, eight months: at [48]. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Ongoing supply — Supply prohibited drug SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Breach of conditional liberty — Planned or organised criminal activity SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Remorse — Rehabilitation SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Deterrence — Factual basis for sentence — Form 1 offences — General principles — Multiple offence — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Age of offender — Drug addiction — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 R v Qutami (2001) 127 A Crim R 369 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Parente v R [2017] NSWCCA 284 R v CBK [2002] NSWCCA 457 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 Robertson v R [2017] NSWCCA 205 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown)