NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : Regina v Cheng [2002] NSWCCA 225 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60232/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 5 June 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 June 2002
PARTIES : Regina v Josephine Cheng JUDGMENT OF : Adams J at 1; Carruthers AJ at 2
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 00/11/0477 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL His Honour Judge Knight OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Applicant - A.P. Cook Crown - D. Frearson SOLICITORS : Applicant - Barber & Massey Crown - S.E. O'Connor CATCHWORDS : Sentencing - severity appeal - conspiracy to supply a prohibited drug (heroin) in an amount not less than a large commercial quantity - appellant classified as "middle management" - whether manifestly excessive. LEGISLATION CITED : Customs Act 1901 (C'Wealth) s 233(1) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, ss25(2), 26, 33(3)(a) R v Cassar [1999] NSWCCA 152 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Hong (Lu) and Lam (Vi) [2000] NSWCCA 213 R v Lu Hong & Ors [2000] NSWCCA 213 R v Liang, unreported, CCA 2/6/95 CASES CITED: R v Paul Kon Lim, unreported, 28/9/93 R v Pauna, unreported, CCA 2/12/97 R v Pham [2001] NSWCCA 307 R v Wan & Phan [2001] NSWCCA 501 R v Wong & Leung (1999) 48 NSWLR 340 R v Wong & Leung (2001) 76 ALJR 79 DECISION : Application for leave to appeal granted; Appeal allowed. For orders see par 37.
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 60232/01
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