R v Kassis [2015] NSWDC 178

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Kassis [2015] NSWDC 178 Decision date: 02 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Payne DCJ Decision: Total effective sentence of 7 years 10 months with a total effective non-parole period of 5 years, comprised of the following: Count 2: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 3 years 9 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 3 months Count 1 plus Form 1: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 7 years 8 months with a non-parole period of 4 years 10 months Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – knowingly take part in the manufacture of a prohibited drug Nexus greater than the commercial quantity – supply prohibited drug MDMA greater than commercial quantity; CRIMINAL LAW – sentence – fact finding Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Minimum Sentencing) Act 2002 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 24, 25, 29, 33, 33A Cases Cited: Aoun v R [2011] NSWCCA 284 Ayshow v R [2011] NSWCCA 240 Briouzguine v R [2014] NSWCCA 264 Diesing v R [2007] NSWCCA 326 Farkas v R [2014] NSWCCA 141 Hill v R [2012] NSWCCA 265 Hosseini v R [2009] NSWCCA 52; 193 A Crim R 444 Mokhaiber v R [2011] NSWCCA 10 R v AB [2011] NSWCCA 229 R v Achurch [2011] NSWCCA 186 R v Campbell [2014] NSWCCA 102 R v Chan [1999] NSWCCA 103 R v DW [2012] NSWCCA 66; 221 A Crim R 63 R v El-Azzi [2004] NSWCCA 455 R v Gao; R v Lim [2007] NSWCCA 343 R v Girard; R v Girard [2004] NSWCCA 170 R v Li [2014] NSWCCA 327 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; 60 NSWLR 168 R v X [2004] NSWCCA 93 Simpson v R [2014] NSWCCA 23 Winter v R [2011] NSWCCA 59 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Mark Kassis (Offender) Representation: Counsel: A Martin (Offender)