Abdul v R [2019] NSWCCA 18

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Abdul v R [2019] NSWCCA 18 Hearing dates: 17 October 2018 Date of orders: 15 February 2019 Decision date: 15 February 2019 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Hoeben CJ at CL at [53]; Price J at [54] Decision: Dismiss the application for leave to appeal. Catchwords: SENTENCING – Relevant factors on sentence – Youth – applicant pleaded guilty to drug supply offences – applicant found to have directed activities of organisation distributing prohibited drugs while a young adult – whether the applicant was acting as an adult for the purpose of sentencing Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: Assam v The Queen [2019] NSWCCA 12 Azzopardi v The Queen (2011) 219 A Crim R 369; [2011] VSCA 372 BP v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 159 Bullock v The Queen [2016] NSWCCA 131 IS v The Queen [2017] NSWCCA 116 KT v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 51 PC v The Queen [2016] NSWCCA 137 R v Lachlan [2015] NSWCCA 178 Simkhada v The Queen [2010] NSWCCA 284 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Azhar Abdul (applicant) The Crown (respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Barrow (applicant) B Hatfield (respondent)

Solicitors: M Ricci (applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (respondent) File Number(s): 2016/161119 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Criminal Citation: Nil Date of Decision: 17 November 2017 Before: King DCJ File Number(s): 2016/161119