R v John YOUKHANA [2011] NSWDC 62

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v John YOUKHANA [2011] NSWDC 62 Hearing dates: 21 April 2011 Decision date: 21 April 2011 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Haesler SC DCJ Decision: Count 1 - Supply offence and Form 1. NPP 5 years 7 months 15 days with a balance of sentence of 1 year 10 months 16 days. Count 2 - Supply on ongoing basis offence. NPP 5 years 3 months with a balance of sentence of 2 years 3 months. Count 3 - Common assault offence. Fixed term 1 month. Count 4 - Firearms offence and Form 1. NPP 2 years 3 months with balance of sentence of 9 months. Count 5 - Firearms offence and Form 1. NPP 2 years with balance of sentence of 9 months. Total effective sentence is 9 years with a NPP of 6 years 9 months. Catchwords: CRIMINAL - Supply prohibited drug - Supply prohibited drug on ongoing basis -Possess prohibited drug - Proceeds of crime - Firearms offences - Common assault - Operation Schoale Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Firearms Act 1996 Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: Qutami (2001) 127 A Crim R 369 Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 Cahyadi [2007] 168 A Crim R 41 XX (2009) 195 A Crim R 38 Smiraldo (2000) 112 A Crim R 47 Giang [2005] NSWCCA 387 Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 Clinch (1994) 72 A Crim R 301 MAK (2006) 167 A Crim R 159 Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Wong (2001) 207 CLR 584 Attorney General's Application No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina John Youkhana Representation: Mr T Gartelmann (Offender) Ms F Gray (Director of Public Prosecutions) File Number(s): 2009/13447