R v Bojlevski [2024] NSWDC 415

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Bojlevski [2024] NSWDC 415 Hearing dates: 26 July 2024 Date of orders: 26 July 2024 Decision date: 26 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 3 years 9 months with a non-parole period of 1 year 11 months Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug — Quantity more than the indictable quantity and less than the commercial quantity — Participate in a criminal group — Knowingly deal with the proceeds of crime TRAFFIC LAW AND TRANSPORT — Traffic law — Related offences — Drive motor vehicle whilst disqualified — Make a U-turn at traffic lights SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Instinctive synthesis SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Parity — Deterrence — Objective seriousness — Intensive Correction Order not available SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Drug addiction — Gambling addiction— Impact of COVID-19 — Progress toward rehabilitation— Powerful subjective case — Long period on remand — Compliance with bail conditions — Should there be a return to custody Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentence) Act 1999 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Road Rules 2014 (NSW) Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Hamzy v R (1994) 74 A Crim R 341 Jadron v R [2015] NSWCCA 217 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Henry (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v Molesworth [1999] NSWCCA 43 R v Swift [2023] NSWDC 486 Siwek v R [2017] NSWCCA 178 Stanley v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2023] HCA 3 Texts Cited: W Wan, D Weatherburn, G Wardlaw, V Sarafidis and G Sara, "Supply-Side Reduction Policy and Drug-Related Harm" (2014) 486 Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice: Australian Government Institute of Criminology 1 Category: Sentence Parties: Daniel Bojlevski (the offender) Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Representation: Counsel: T Edwards SC (for the offender)