R v Meksavanh [2022] NSWDC 374

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Meksavanh [2022] NSWDC 374 Hearing dates: 5 August 2022 Date of orders: 5 August 2022 Decision date: 05 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Scotting DCJ Decision: 1 The offender is convicted. 2 The offender is sentenced to imprisonment for 6 years to date from 9 September 2020 and expiring on 8 September 2026. I fix a non-parole period of 3 years to date from 9 September 2020 and expiring on 8 September 2023. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Commonwealth offences SENTENCING - objective seriousness - deterrence - appropriate penalty Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 Cases Cited: Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Danial v R [2008] NSWCCA 15 Johnson v The Queen (2004) 78 ALJR 616 R v El Karhani (1990) 21 NSWLR 370 R v Nguyen (2010) 205 A Crim R 106 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 Category: Sentence Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Souknelane Meksavanh (Offender) Representation: Counsel: D Berents (CDPP) J Clarke (Offender) File Number(s): 2020/262841 Publication restriction: None

Judgment 1. Souknelane Meksavanh appears for sentence after pleading guilty in the District Court to one count of aid and abet in an attempt to possess a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug, being 288.44 kgs of methamphetamine contrary to ss 11.1(1) and 307.5(1) and 11.2(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth). 2. The maximum penalty for the offence is life imprisonment and/or a fine of 7,500 penalty units.