R v Bui and Tran [2014] NSWDC 204

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Bui and Tran [2014] NSWDC 204 Hearing dates: 17-21/02/2014 Decision date: 28 May 2014 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: S Norrish QC Decision: B H Bui - Sentenced to a term of imprisonment 9 years and 2 months with a non parole period of 5 years and 8 months T A Tran - Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 years with a non parole period of 2 and 4 months years. Catchwords: CRIMINAL - sentence, supply prohibited drug heroin, not less than commercial quantity, role - supplier, standard non-parole periods, parity. Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Muldrock v R (2011) 244 CLR 120 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 R v Postiglione (1997) 189 CLR 292 Lowe v R (1984) 154 CLR 606 Jimmey v R [2010] NSWCCA 60 R v Thomson and Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309 Morton v R [2014] NSWCCA 8 Borkowski v R [2009] NSWCCA 102 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions Ba Hai Bui - Offender Tuan Anh Tran - Offender Representation: Mr Farmer - Director of Public Prosecutions Mr Barker QC - Offender Bui Mr Price - Offender Tran Director of Public Prosecutions AXL Legal Criminal - Offender Bui McWilliams Lawyers - Offender Tran File Number(s): 2012/247504; 2012/247525