R v Lai; R v Wu [2019] NSWDC 771

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Lai; R v Wu [2019] NSWDC 771 Hearing dates: 19 August 2019; 26 August 2019 Date of orders: 26 August 2019 Decision date: 26 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: Lai: A term of imprisonment of 12 years with an non-parole period of 8 years: at [58]. Wu: A term of imprisonment of 15 years with a non-parole period of 10 years: at [58]. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Federal offenders — Relevant considerations SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — General principles — Co-offenders — Objective seriousness — Purposes of sentencing — Deterrence — General deterrence SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Hardship SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code (Cth) Cases Cited: Anderson [2008] NSWDC 30 Chan [2001] NSWCCA 247 Chan v R; Lo; R Nguyen v R [2010] NSWCCA 153 Cheun v R [2009] NSWCCA 116 Dao [2011] NSWCCA 183 Handlen [2015] QCA 292 Hili v R; Jones v R (2010) 242 CLR 520 Ibrahim v R [2016] NSWCCA 6 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Kuo v R; Huang v R; Shih v R [2018] NSWCCA 270 Lau v R [2014] NSWCCA 179 Lim; Tee [2018] NSWSC 44 Nguyen [2012] VSCA 119 Nguyen (2010) 205 A Crim R 106 Pham; Tang [2012] VSCA 101 R v Franze [2013] VSC 421 R v Pham; R v Tran; R v Dang; Ex parte Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2017] QCA R v Qutami (2001) 127 A Crim R 396 R v Riddell (2009) 194 Crim R 524 Teng v R; Lam v R; Tan v R; Wong v R [2009] VR 706 Tyler [2007] NSWCCA 247 Wang v R [2010] NSWCCA 319 Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 854 Xiao v R [2018] NSWCCA 2 Yu v R [2016] NSWCCA 73 Yuan [2015] NSWCCA 198 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown)