R v Ly [2024] NSWDC 99

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ly [2024] NSWDC 99 Hearing dates: 27 March 2024 Date of orders: 5 April 2024 Decision date: 05 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Newlinds SC DCJ Decision: The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment consisting of a head sentence of 4 years and 1 month with a non-parole period of 2 years. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Sentence – Attempt to possess commercial quantity of border-controlled drug – Commonwealth offence – Offender drug addict – Good prospects of rehabilitation – Recommend as to the treatment plan when on parole – Longer period than usual on parole Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Lauritsen v The Queen [2000] WASCA 203; (2000) 114 A Crim R 333 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 255 R v Jiminez [1999] NSWCCA 7 R v Letteri (unreported, NSWCCA, 18 March 1992) R v Pearce (unreported, NSWCCA, 1 November 1996) R v Pearson [2004] NSWCCA 129 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Henry [1999] NSWCCA 111; (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Nguyen; R v Pham [2010] NSWCCA 238 R v Todorovic [2008] NSWCCA 49 R v Tran [2013] NSWCCA 136 R v Tsiaras [1996] 1 VR 398 The Queen v Pham [2015] HCA 39; (2015) 90 ALJR 13 Totaan v The Queen [2022] NSWCCA 75 Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Johnny Paul Ly (Offender) Representation: Counsel: J Inan, Solicitor Advocate (Crown) B Eurell (Offender)