NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Song [2024] NSWDC 324 Hearing dates: 5 April 2024, 5 July 2024 Date of orders: 5 July 2024 Decision date: 05 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Sutherland SC DCJ Decision: Head sentence of 7 ½ years with a non-parole period of 4 ½ years, at [161]. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug — Commercial quantity — methylamphetamine SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Record of previous convictions — Offending committed whilst on conditional liberty — Reoffending within 9 months of release on parole for prior methamphetamine importation offence — Letter of apology from offender similar to previous letter of apology provided to Court in previous offending — Judge not satisfied genuine expressions of remorse Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Barbaro v The Queen; Zirilli v The Queen [2014] HCA 2, 253 CLR 58 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 387; (2013) 249 CLR 571 Callaghan v R [2006] NSWCCA 58 Chiarlini v R [2023] NSWCCA 227 Ebrahami v R [2019] NSWCCA 273 Kiraz v R [2023] NSWCCA 177 R v DW [2012] NSWCCA 66 R v Joseph Sultana (1994) 74 A Crim R 27 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Kevin Song (Offender) Representation: Counsel:
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