ADAMS v REGINA [2006] NSWCCA 150

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: ADAMS v REGINA [2006] NSWCCA 150

HEARING DATE(S): 27 April 2006 JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; James J at 43; Hall J at 44

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 04/27/2006

DECISION: Appeal dismissed

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against sentence - methylamphetamine - knowingly take part in manufacture - not less than the commercial quantity - supply - parity - degree of involvement - personal circumstances - guilty plea - backdating of term of imprisonment - influence of prior convictions - having regard to whole criminal enterprise

CASES CITED: Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610

PARTIES: Haik Aramice Adams (Appl) The Crown

FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2006/61

COUNSEL: Appl in person Dr P Power (Crown)

SOLICITORS: Appl in person Director for Public Prosecutions (Crown)

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 02/21/1218

LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Armitage DCJ

LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 11/19/2004

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2006/61

McCLELLAN CJ at CL JAMES J HALL J

THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2006 ADAMS, Haik Aramice v REGINA Judgment

1 McCLELLAN CJ at CL: The applicant pleaded guilty to two counts: firstly, that between 4 April 2001 and 5 May 2001 at South Penrith in the State of New South Wales, he did knowingly take part in the manufacture of a prohibited drug, namely methylamphetamine, of an amount being not less than the commercial quantity for such drug; secondly, that he, on 4 May 2001 at St Marys in the State of New South Wales, did supply a prohibited drug, namely, methylamphetamine.