R v El Sage; R v Khoury [2019] NSWDC 826

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v El Sage; R v Khoury [2019] NSWDC 826 Hearing dates: 13 September 2019 Decision date: 20 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Norrish QC DCJ Decision: El Sage – Total sentence 4 years 9 months imprisonment; total non-parole period 2 years 9 months. Confiscation of proceeds of crime in the sum of $3250 No action on breaches

Khoury – Total sentence 4 years 3 months imprisonment; total non-parole period 2 years. Confiscation of proceeds crime in the sum of $3250 Drivers licence disqualification 6 months Catchwords: CRIME – Sentence – supply prohibited drug – cocaine – breaches of conditional liberty – undercover police operation – agreement for offenders to supply undercover operative with large commercial quantity of cocaine – arrested upon delivery – substance later analysed and no prohibited drugs were identified – both offenders have extensive criminal histories –– not organised network – joint criminal enterprise – offended for financial gain – totality of criminality – special circumstances - both need professional assistance with rehabilitation. Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985. Cases Cited: Casella v R [2019] NSWCCA 201 De La Rosa v R [2010] NSWCCA 194 Inbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 114 Kearsley v R [2017] NSW CCA 28 Kijurina v R [2017] NSWCCA 117 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Mill v R (1988)166 CLR 59 Muldrock v R [2011] 244 CLR 120 Parente v R [2017] NSWCCA 284, Postiglione v R (1997) 189 CLR 295 Qutami v R [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Bugmy [2013] HCA 37, R v Engert (1995) 84 ACrimR 67, R v Israil [2002] NSW CCA 255 R v Jimmy (2010) 77 NSWLR 540 R v Kalpaxis [2001] 122 ACrim R 320 Vu v R [2006] NSWCCA 188 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Mohammed El Sage (offender) Anthony Khoury (offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms Ghabriel (offender El Sage) Mr E James (offender Khoury)