R v Keo; R v Faulkner [2014] NSWDC 312

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Keo; R v Faulkner [2014] NSWDC 312 Hearing dates: 28/022014; 13/06/2014; 19/09/2014 Decision date: 17 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge S Norrish QC Decision: Mr Keo - Sentenced to 6 years and 6 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of 3 years and 3 months. Mr Faulkner - Count 1 - Sentences to 19 years and 6 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of 11 years. Count 2 - Sentenced to 16 years and 6 months imprisonment. Catchwords: CRIMINAL - Sentence, import commercial quantity border control drug cocaine and methamphetamine, early plea, extra-curial punishment, Co-operation. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: Abbas & Ors [2013] NSWCCA 115 C v R [2013] NSWCCA 81 Dang v R [2014] NSWCCA 47 Director of Public Prosecutions v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Hili v R [2010] HCA 45 Le v R [2006] NSWCCA 136 Olbrich v R, [1999] 199 CLR 270 Pearce v R [1998] 195 CLR 610 Pham v R [2014] NSWCCA 115 R v El Hani [2004] NSWCCA 162 R v Nguyen; R v Pham [2010] NSWCCA 238 R v SZ [2007] 168 A Crim R 249 R v Sukkar (2006) 172 A Crim R 153 R v Alpass (1993) 72 A Crim R 561 R v Daetz [2003] 139 A Crim R 398 Silvano v R (2008) 184 A Crim R 593 R v Bloomfield (1998) 44 NSWLR 734 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) Fafiro Keo – offender Benjamin James Faulkner - Offender Representation: Counsel: Ms McDonald SC of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth) Ms Ghabrial - Fafiro Keo Ms Phelps - Benjamin James Faulkner