R v Le [2024] NSWDC 421

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Le [2024] NSWDC 421 Hearing dates: 13 September 2024 Date of orders: 13 September 2024 Decision date: 13 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraphs [80]-[82] Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – specially aggravated entry into a dwelling house – Crown reliance at trial on (extended) joint criminal enterprise – offender has engrained heroin addiction – whether appropriate, as part of orders, to refer offender to the Drug Court Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss, 4, 105A(1), 111(2)-(3) Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence Act) 2007 (NSW), ss 7, 13 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3A, 5(1), 21A(2) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 166 Drug Court Act 1998 (NSW), ss 3, 5A, 5B, 18B Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2017 (NSW), s 129(3) Cases Cited: Blake v R [2021] NSWCCA 258 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 Cheung v The Queen (2001) 209 CLR 1 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Du Plessis v R [2024] NSWCCA 164 Lloyd v R [2022] NSWCCA 18 O'Grady v R [2013] NSWCCA 281 R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Wright (1997) 93 A Crim R 48 Savvas v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 1 Veen v R (No.2) (1988) 164 CLR 465 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) Mr Ian Van Le (the Offender) Representation: Counsel: Dr A Hughes for the ODPP Ms J Hopper for the Offender