R v DO [2024] NSWDC 203

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v DO [2024] NSWDC 203 Hearing dates: 23 February 2024 Date of orders: 5 April 2024 Decision date: 05 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: D Barrow SC DCJ Decision: The offender is to serve a non-parole period of five years imprisonment, dating from 30 July 2022, together with the balance of term of three years six months. The entire sentence will have been served on 29 January 2031 and his first date for eligibility to parole will be 29 July 2027 Catchwords: SENTENCE – supply large commercial quantity methylamphetamine – limited role – prior good character – social disadvantage Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 54A(2) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), s 25(2) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571, [2013] HCA at [46] Chong v R [2020] NSWCCA 235 El Kheir v R [2019] NSWCCA 288 at [47] Kassoua v R [2017] NSWCCA 307 Kwok v R [2018] NSWCCA 200 Lam v R [2014] NSWCCA 50 at [33] McLean v R [2020] NSWCCA 344 Melikian v R [2008] NSWCCA 156 at [42] Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39 Plaisted v R [2015] NSWCCA 287 R v Dang [2005] NSWCCA 430 R v Irusta (2000) 117 A Crim R 6 at paras [41]-[49] R v MacDonnell [2002] NSWCCA 34 at [33]; (2002) 128 A Crim R 44 R v Taouk [1998] 65 A Crim R 387 at [390] - [391] R v Tyler (2007) 173 A Crim R 458 Ryan v R [2001] HCA 21, 206 CLR 267 at [29] Tiew v R [2020] NSWCCA 234 Wan v R [2017] NSWCCA 261 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) William Do (Offender) Representation: Counsel: S Wilkinson (Crown) A Djemal SC (Offender)