R v ARNAOUT, Thi Chup [2018] NSWDC 110

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v ARNAOUT, Thi Chup [2018] NSWDC 110 Hearing dates: 16 March 2018 Date of orders: 22 March 2018 Decision date: 22 March 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge S Norrish QC Decision: Full time custodial sentence. Full details at [64] Catchwords: Criminal – sentence – Commonwealth sentencing – import commercial quantity of border controlled substance – mental abnormality – comparative sentencing – 'courier' – gambling addiction – plea of guilty before trial after 'fitness to be tried' hearing – individual justice. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Customs Act 1901 (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (1990) 169 CLR 525 DPP(Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Hili and Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Le v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 136 Mirza v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 257 Olbrich v The Queen (1999) CLR 610 Power v The Queen [1974] 131 CLR 623 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 255 R v Letteri (NSWCCA Unreported 18 March 1992) R v Obeid [2016] NSWSC 1815 R v Tiknius [2011] NSWCCA 215 The Queen v Tran [2014] NSWDC 197 Van Zwan v The Queen [2017] NSWCCA 127 Wong and Leung v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 Xiao v R [2018] NSWCCA 4 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Thi Chup Arnaout Representation: Representatives: Ms. Lo – Commonwealth DPP Mr. Barber – Offender File Number(s): 2014/00111949