R v MOK, Hin Lok [2017] NSWDC 314

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v MOK, Hin Lok [2017] NSWDC 314 Hearing dates: 22 September 2017 Date of orders: 13 October 2017 Decision date: 13 October 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge S Norrish QC Decision: Full-time custodial sentence. For orders see [105] Catchwords: CRIMINAL – SENTENCE – Knowingly take part in an attempt to manufacture or produce a prohibited drug – methylamphetamine – large commercial quantity – 88.5 kg attempted to be manufactured – Chinese national – 39 years old – no prior criminal convictions – telephone intercepts – offender's role was that of a 'cook' in the manufacture but was not the organiser nor did he source the pre-cursors – limited diminution of criminality where police prevented the drugs being disseminated into the public – criminality at the lower end of the middle-range – no mental or physical health conditions – no grounds for the diminution of weight for general or personal deterrence – no proof of non-exculpatory duress – inadequacy of sentencing statistics – full discount for the utilitarian benefit of the early plea of guilty – special circumstances resulting from the difficulty faced by the offender while in custody. Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing and Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: AB v R [2013] NSWCCA 273 AD (2008) 191 A Crim R 409 Hill v R (2010) 244 CLR 520 Hristovski v R [2010] NSWCCA 129 Knight v R [2015] NSWCCA 222 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v R (2011) 244 CLR 120 R v Bloomfield (1998) 44 NSWLR 734 R v DW [2012] NSWCCA 66 R v El-Azzi [2004] NSWCCA 455 R v Gao [2007] NSWCCA 343 R v Henry and Ors (1999) 46 NSWLR 346 R v OPA [2004] NSWCCA 464 R v Spaliviero (unreported NSWCCA 15 December 1993) R v Pedavoli (2002) 128 A Crim R 137 R v S (2000) 111 A Crim R 225 R v Thomson & Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 The Queen v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550 Ticknius v R [2011] NSWCCA 215 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Hin Lok Mock (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms Gallagher (DPP Solicitor) Mr Coyne (Counsel) File Number(s): 2016/00025208 Publication restriction: Nil