R v Baric [2020] NSWDC 949

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Baric [2020] NSWDC 949 Hearing dates: Friday 7 February 2020 Date of orders: Thursday 20 February 2020 Decision date: 20 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Tupman DCJ Decision: Sentenced pursuant to s 53A of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) to an aggregate sentence of 8 years imprisonment with an aggregate non-parole period of 5 years. Order made by consent in terms of short minutes of order that the sum of $3,480 to be forfeited to the State. Further, that all property otherwise forfeited be disposed of forthwith. Catchwords: CRIME — Supply prohibited drug — Two substantive offences — 2.077 kilograms of methylamphetamine — 270.4 grams of heroin — Large commercial quantity — Four Form 1 offences — Pleaded guilty in Local Court — Drugs supplied to undercover police in exchange for money several times over one-month period — Police surveillance captured meetings between police and offender — Total of $141,000 provided in exchange for drugs — Offender provided mobile device to undercover police for purpose of drug transactions — Purity of methylamphetamine relatively high — Offender had significant role in supply of illegal drugs — Offender not at top of drug hierarchy — Objective seriousness at the top of the bottom range – offender is 24 years old — Offender has no prior convictions. Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW): ss 5, 53A; Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW): ss 25(1) – (2). Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (The Queen) Nicholas Baric (The Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr. P. Boulten SC (The Offender) Solicitors: Ms. C. Moore (The Crown) Ms. E. Yazbek and Mr. M. Blair (The Offender) File Number(s): 2019/00075071