R v Fagan [2019] NSWDC 777

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Fagan [2019] NSWDC 777 Hearing dates: 30 July 2019 Date of orders: 30 July 2019 Decision date: 30 July 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: A term of imprisonment of 13 years with a non-parole period 7 years, 3 months: at [46]. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Commonwealth offences — Import/Export border-controlled prohibited plant or drug SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Good character Plea of guilty — Remorse SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Circumstances of offence Objective seriousness — Deterrence — Establishing relevant matters — General principles — Co-offenders — Parity SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Drug addiction Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non Publication Order Act 2010 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) Cases Cited: DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Klomfar v R [2019] NSWCCA 61 Lau v The Queen [2011] VSCA 324 R v Zalapa (unreported, NSWDC M L Williams SC DCJ, 31 May 2018) R v Nguyen; R v Pham [2010] NSWCCA 238 R v Nicketic [2002] NSWCCA 425 R v Phelps (unreported, NSWDC, M L Williams SC DCJ, 6 April 2018) R v Phelps; R v Zalapa [2018] NSWCCA 191 R v Qutami (2001) 127 A Crim R 369 R v Schwartz [2018] NSWDC 118 Van Zwam v The Queen [2017] NSWCCA 127 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown)