R v Julian Edward Abraham [2016] NSWDC 106

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Julian Edward Abraham [2016] NSWDC 106 Hearing dates: 26 May 2016 Decision date: 10 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Full-time custodial sentence. For orders see [64] to [66] Catchwords: Three offences of supply prohibited drugs; co-offender; aggregate sentence. Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Briouzguine v R [2014] NSWCCA 264 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297 McIntosh v R [2015] NSWCCA 184 R v Cahyadi [2007] NSWCCA 1; 168 ACrimR 41 R v Caldwell [2016] NSWCCA 55 R v Van Ryn [2016] NSWCCA 1 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Julian Abraham (Offender) Representation: Solicitor: K Stanley (Crown)

Counsel: J Glissan QC (Offender) File Number(s): 15/251798 Publication restriction: Nil

REMARKS ON SENTENCE 1. The offender was committed for sentence on 10 December 2015 from Queanbeyan Local Court on the following three charges, to which he had entered a plea of guilty: 1. Supply prohibited drug – large commercial quantity of MDMA pursuant to s 25(2) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 ("DMTA"). The maximum penalty for the offence is life imprisonment and/or a fine of $385,000.00. There is a standard non-parole period of 15 years imprisonment. 1. Supply prohibited drug – commercial quantity of cocaine pursuant to s 25(2) of the DMTA. The maximum penalty for the offence is 20 years imprisonment and/or a fine of $385,000.00. There is a standard non-parole period of 10 years imprisonment. 1. Supply prohibited drug – methylamphetamine pursuant to s 25(1) of the DMTA. The maximum penalty for the offence is 15 years imprisonment and/or a fine of $220,000.00. 1. The offences occurred on 27 August 2015 in the circumstances described below. The three charges are in common to three of the offences of a co‑accused, Mr Benjamin Miles.