NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: SUKKAR Paul Tony v R [2007] NSWCCA 298
HEARING DATE(S): 10 October 2007
JUDGMENT DATE: 10 October 2007
JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1 & 29; Hulme J at 5; Hislop J at 28
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 10 October 2007
DECISION: (1) Leave to appeal granted.; (2) Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: Appeal against sentence – Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act – supply large commercial quantity of ecstasy – Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act s23 – offer of assistance unlikely to be used – no large discount appropriate – plea guilty – conditional liberty on drug offence – sentence of 11.5/7.5 years not excessive
Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
R v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1 R v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 CASES CITED: Regina v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Veen v Regina (No 2) (1987-1988) 164 CLR 465 Yenice (1994) 72 1 Crim R 234
PARTIES: Paul Tony Sukkar - Appellant Crown - Respondent
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2007/2772
COUNSEL: P Byrne SC; A Williams - Appellant M Barr - Respondent
SOLICITORS: Horowitz & Bilinsky - Appellant S Kavanagh - Respondent
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 05/11/1127
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Charteris DCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 19 January 2007
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