R v Sawaya; R v Parkinson; R v Diamond [2020] NSWDC 130

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Sawaya; R v Parkinson; R v Diamond [2020] NSWDC 130 Hearing dates: 27 February 2020 Date of orders: 17 March 2020 Decision date: 17 March 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Sawaya – sentence of imprisonment of 7 years 10 months with a non-parole period of 5 years Parkinson – sentence of imprisonment of 7 years with a non-parole period of 4 years 6 months Diamond – sentence of imprisonment of 4 years 6 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 6 months Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug — Large commercial quantity SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Form 1 offences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — General principles SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Parole period SENTENCING — Sentencing procedure — Expert reports SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Customs Act 1901 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Attorney General's application under s 37 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 [2002] NSWCCA 518 Markarian v R [2005] HCA 25 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 102 R v Way (2004) 60 NSWLR 167 Tepania v R [2018] NSWCCA 247 The Queen v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Mark Sawaya (Offender) Robert Leslie Parkinson (Offender) Richard Anthony Diamond (Offender) Representation: Emma Blizard (Crown) Craig Smith SC (counsel) (Offender – Sawaya) Matthew Johnston SC (counsel) (Offender – Parkinson) Matthew Johnston SC (counsel) (Offender – Diamond)