R v Yaghi [2002] NSWCCA 396

Reported Decision : (2002) 133 A Crim R 490

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Yaghi [2002] NSWCCA 396 revised - 14/10/2002 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60846/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 12/9/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 October 2002

PARTIES : Regina Mohamed Rameh Yaghi JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Smart AJ at 58

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 00/11/0104 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Woods DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : D Woodburn (Crown) S J Odgers SC SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor D J Humphreys CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal against severity of sentence - conpiracy to supply not less than large commercial quantity of heroin - guilty plea - take part in supply of cocaine - Form 1 - proper characterisation of offence where drug "rip off" involved - parity of sentence with co offender. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Drug Misuse and Trafficking 1985 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 71 ALJR 875 R v Addison (1993) 70 A Crim R 213 R v Dessdic and Mazzeo (1987) 34 A Crim R 40 R v Diamond NSWCCA 18 February 1993 R v Draper NSWCCA 12 December 1986 R v Droubi [2002] NSWCCA 269 R v Glasby [2000] NSWCCA 83 Regina v Hammoud [2000] NSWCCA 540 CASES CITED: Regina v Harris [2001] NSWCCA 332 R v Hopper NSWCCA 19 November 1998 Regina v Ilbay [2000] NSWCCA 251 Regina v Kalpaxis (2001) 122 A Crim R 320 Regina v Lemene (1999) 118 A Crim R 131 Regina v Letteri NSWCCA 18 March 1992 R v Reid [2000] NSWCCA 166 R v Salem NSWCCA 3 October 1997 Regina v Scognamiglio (1991) 56 A Crim R 81 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 75 ALJR DECISION : 1.Leave to appeal granted; 2. Sentence below quashed, and in lieu thereof, taking into account the Form 1 offence and the plea of guilty, the applicant is sentenced to imprisonment for 7 years and 6 months to date from 15 December 1999 and to expire on 14 June 2007. 3. A Non parole period of 5 years is set, to commence from 15 December 1999 and to expire on 14 December 2004.