R v SHAH; R v ATTRA [2023] NSWDC 45

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v SHAH; R v ATTRA [2023] NSWDC 45 Hearing dates: 9 December 2022 Date of orders: 3 March 2023 Decision date: 03 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: NOMAN SC DCJ Decision: Both offenders convicted. SHAH: Aggregate sentence imposed. Indicative sentences nominated: Conspiracy: 16 years; Attempt to possess (reduced by 5%): 11 years and 5 months. Term of imprisonment of 17 years with a non-parole period of 11 years to commence on 19 November 2019. Eligibility for release to parole arises on 18 November 2030 and the term will expire on 18 November 2036. This is a ratio of 64%. ATTRA: Conspiracy: Term of imprisonment of 16 years with a non-parole period of 10 years to commence on 19 November 2019. Eligibility for release to parole arises on 18 November 2029 and the term will expire on 18 November 2035. This is a ratio of 62%. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment – conspiracy to traffic a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug – attempt possess cocaine Legislation Cited: Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Category: Sentence Parties: R; Mehboob Shah; Balraj Attra Representation: Counsel: Crown: Ms Rodger Defence (Shah): Mr Radojev Defence (Attra): Mr Price Solicitors: Crown: Mr Milne Defence (Shah): Mr Williams Defence (Attra): Mr Moussa File Number(s): 2019/346152 2019/364149