R v Corey David Edward Magee, R v Jesse Marijonas Vilkelis-Curas [2019] NSWDC 670

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Corey David Edward Magee, R v Jesse Marijonas Vilkelis-Curas [2019] NSWDC 670 Hearing dates: 25, 28 October 2019 Date of orders: 30 October 2019 Decision date: 30 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Yehia SC DCJ Decision: Orders made at [149]-[161]. Catchwords: Supplying large commercial quantity of cocaine; whether 'very exceptional circumstances' must be established before a sentence other than full-time imprisonment can be imposed; the relevance of childhood deprivation and disadvantage on the moral culpability of the offender. Legislation Cited: Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989 (NSW), s 29(1) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 93T Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), ss 53A, 68 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW), ss 25(1), 25(2) Cases Cited: R v Achurch (2011) 216 A Crim R 152 R v Blackman and Walters [2001] NSWCCA 121 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 R v Chan [1999] NSWCCA 103 Hristovski v R [2010] NSWCCA 129 R v Lattouf (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW) 12 December 1996, unrep) Mainwaring v The Queen [2009] NSWCCA 207 R v Millwood [2012] NSWCCA 2 R v Osenkowski (1982) 5 A Crim R 694 R v Qi [2019] NSWCCA 73 Taysavang v R [2017] NSWCCA 146 Truong v R [2006] NSWCCA 318 Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 Category: Sentence Parties: Corey David Edward Magee (Offender) Jesse Marijonas Vilkelis-Curas (Offender) Director of Public Prosecutions Representation: B Cochrane (J Vilkelis-Curas) R Behan (C Magee) S Apps (Crown) File Number(s): 2018/168349, 2018/168374