R v Chami; R v Hassoun; R v Halloum [2021] NSWDC 519

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Chami; R v Hassoun; R v Halloum [2021] NSWDC 519 Hearing dates: 18 June 2021 Date of orders: 18 June 2021 Decision date: 18 June 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: Halloum: A term of imprisonment of eight years and three months with a non-parole period of five years; Chami: A term of imprisonment of seven years and 10 months with a non-parole period of four years and eight months Hassoun: A term of imprisonment of seven years and six months with a non-parole period of four years and six months: at [85]. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug — Large commercial quantity SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Rehabilitation — Remorse — Good character SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Parity — Deterrence — Form 1 offences — General principle — Maximum penalty — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Agreed facts SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Drug addiction — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Hurmz v The Queen [2017] NSWCCA 235 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Lee v The Queen [2019] NSWCCA 106 Pham v The Queen [2013] NSWCCA 217 R v Qutami (2001) 127 A Crim R 369 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown)