R v Tran [2023] NSWDC 593

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Tran [2023] NSWDC 593 Hearing dates: 17 November, 4 December 2023 Date of orders: 07 December 2023 Decision date: 07 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Specify an aggregate term of imprisonment of 12 years with a non-parole period of 8 years. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Manufacture prohibited drug — Large commercial quantity CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug — Large commercial quantity CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug CRIME — Drug offences — Possess pre-cursor – Intended to be used in manufacture SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Aggregate sentence SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Form 1 offences Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1991 No 1 of 2000 [2002] NSWCCA 518 Kalid Kaddour v R [2013] NSWCCA 243 Kurniawan v R [2017] NSWCCA 171 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 RJT v R [2012] NSWCCA 280 Roberts (a pseudonym) v R [2019] NSWCCA 102 R v Calderoni [2000] NSWCCA 511 R v Fabrizo Calderoni [2000] NSW CCA 551 R v Fernando [2004] NSWCCA 147 R v Henry, Barber, Trans, Silva Tsaukatos, Kyroglou, Jenkins [1999] NSW CCA 111 R v XX [2017] NSWCCA 90 Tepania v R [2018] NSW CCA 247 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988) HCA 14 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Van Toan Tran (Offender) Representation: Counsel: S Healy (Offender)