R v Karagezian; R v Kupelian [2019] NSWDC 208

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Karagezian; R v Kupelian [2019] NSWDC 208 Hearing dates: 17 May 2019 Date of orders: 07 June 2019 Decision date: 07 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Grant DCJ Decision: KARAGEZIAN Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 years with a non-parole period of 30 months (2 years and 6 months) commencing on 6 March 2019 and expiring on 5 September 2021, with a balance of term of 1 year and 6 months commencing on 6 September 2021 and expiring on 5 March 2023.

KUPELIAN Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 years and 6 months with a non-parole period of 38 months (3 years and 2 months) commencing on 19 October 2016 and expiring on 18 December 2019, with a balance of term of 1 year and 4 months commencing on 19 December 2019 and expiring on 18 April 2021. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug — Commercial quantity SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Joint sentence proceedings Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999. Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act Cases Cited: Muldrock v R [2011] HCA 39; (2011) 244 CLR 120 Parente v R [2017] NSWCCA 244 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Wilhelm [2010] NSWSC 378 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Armen Karagezian (Co-offender) Anthony Kupelian (Co-offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr Poulos (Crown) Mr A Djemal (Offender Karagezian) Mr G Stanton (Offender Kupelian)