R v Sowaid [2023] NSWDC 143

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Sowaid [2023] NSWDC 143 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 for 4 years, 1 month to commence on 8 January 2022 to expire on 7 February 2026. (3) I impose a non-parole period of 2 years, 2 months to expire on 7 March 2024. (4) The earliest date the offender is eligible for release to parole is 7 March 2024. Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing – supply large 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: 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 Nasrallah v R [2021] NSWCCA 207 NGO v R [2017] WASCA 3 Parenta v R [2017] NSWCCA 284 Paxton v R [2011] NSWCCA 242 R v Cheung; R v Choi (2010) 203 A Crim R 398 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; 199 CLR 270 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 Rakielbakhour v DPP [2020] NSWSC 323 Standford v R (2007) NSWCCA 73 Taysavang v R; Lee v R [2017] NSWCCA 146 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex Bilal Sowaid Representation: Counsel: Mr B Barrack (offender)