R v Achmar [2018] NSWDC 461

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Achmar [2018] NSWDC 461 Hearing dates: 30 November 2018 Date of orders: 30 November 2018 Decision date: 30 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: An aggregate term of imprisonment of 3 years, 8 months with a 2 year non-parole period: at [53]. Catchwords: SENTENCING – multiple offences – supply commercial quantity of prohibited drug – possess unregistered firearm – Form 1 matter – participate in criminal group – guilty plea – general deterrence – expression of remorse – low likelihood of reoffending Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Crimes Act 1990 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: AB v R [2013] NSWCCA 273 B v R [2015] NSWCCA 314 Blair v R [2005] NSWCCA 78 Do v R [2008] NSWCCA 34 Elhassan v R [2018] NSWCCA 118 Giang v R [2017] NSWCCA 25 Greentree v R [2018] NSWCCA 277 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Parente v R [2017] NSWCCA 284 Parris v The Queen [2013] NSWCCA 5 R v Chan [1999] NSWCCA 103 R v Dang [2005] NSWCCA 430 R v DW (2012) 221 A Crim R 63 R v Krstic [2005] NSWCCA 391 R v Mendez [2005] NSWCCA 246 R v Petrovski; R v Abdallah; R v Atanovski [2012] NSWDC 168 R v Pucariello [2012] NSWDC 70 R v Rustom; R v Vernon [2017] NSWDC 245 R v Shi [2004] NSWCCA 135 R v Taouk (1992) 65 A Crim R 387 Sponberg v R [2017] NSWCCA 120 Williams v R [2014] NSWCCA 57 Texts Cited: None Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown)