R v George [2023] NSWDC 141

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v George [2023] NSWDC 141 Hearing dates: 4 April 2023 Date of orders: 28 April 2023 Decision date: 28 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Fitzsimmons SC DCJ Decision: (1) In respect of the offence to which the offender has pleaded guilty, the offender is convicted. (2) I impose a sentence of imprisonment of 3 years, 4 months to commence on 9 February 2022 and expire on 8 June 2025. (3) I impose a non-parole period of 1 year, 10 months to expire on 8 December 2023. (4) The earliest date the offender is eligible for release to parole is 8 December 2023. Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing – supply commercial quantity of prohibited drug – Bugmy principles – De La Rosa considerations - parity principles - backdating sentence Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Pt 4 Div 1A, s 3A Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) s 25(2) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146. Bugmy v R (2013) 249 CLR 571; [2013] HCA 37 DPP v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Giang v R [2017] NSWCCA 25 Green v R; Quinn v R (2011) 244 CLR 462 Hoskins v R [2021] NSWCCA 169 Huang v R [2017] NSWCCA 312 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Koh v R [2013] NSWCCA 287 Lloyd v R [2022] NSWCCA 18 NGO v R [2017] WASCA 3 Paxton v R [2011] NSWCCA 242 Pham v R [2013] NSWCCA 217 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346; [1999] NSWCCA 111 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 Taysavang v R; Lee v R [2017] NSWCCA Van Ryn v R [2016] NSWCCA 1 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex Jahralee Roseanne George Representation: Counsel: Mr B Pierce (offender)