R v Kelly; R v Diaz [2022] NSWDC 495

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Kelly; R v Diaz [2022] NSWDC 495 Hearing dates: 22 April 2022 Date of orders: 22 April 2022 Decision date: 22 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Kelly: Aggregate sentence of 3 years 8 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 2 months. Diaz: Aggregate sentence of 3 years 6 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 1 month. Catchwords: CRIME – Supply prohibited drug over commercial quantity - Possess prohibited drug SENTENCING - Relevant factors on sentence – low level drug dealers – sometimes operating together- early guilty pleas - rolled up offences - reasons for the uptake of drugs explained- drug addiction does not excuse drug dealing – first custodial sentences – some promise of rehabilitation - parity – special circumstances found Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Bell v R [2019] NSWCCA 271 Hamzy v R (1994) 74 A Crim R 341 Jadron v R [2015] NSWCCA 217 Lau v R [2010] NSWCCA 43 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v Barbaric, NSWDC unreported, 12/08/2021 R v Cristallo, NSWDC unreported, 19/11/2021. R v Edwards (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 Category: Sentence Parties: Cameron Jade Kelly (the 1st offender) Dwayne Evan Diaz (the 2nd offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: Counsel: Mr E Anderson (for Cameron Jade Kelly) Mr S Fraser, Public Defender (for Dwayne Evan Diaz) Solicitors: Morrisons Law (for Cameron Jade Kelly) Maguire McInerney Lawyers (Dwayne Evan Diaz) Mr J Loosley (for Director of Public Prosecutions) File Number(s): 2021/00062124 (Cameron Jade Kelly) 2021/00063172 (Dwayne Evan Diaz)