R (Cth) v Cooper [2020] NSWSC 515

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R (Cth) v Cooper [2020] NSWSC 515 Hearing dates: 01 May 2020 Date of orders: 08 May 2020 Decision date: 08 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: The offender is sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment of 28 years with a non-parole period of 18 years, to date from 25 December 2016. Catchwords: CRIME – SENTENCE AFTER TRIAL – conspiracy to import a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug – verdicts of guilty to two counts at trial – very high level offending – agreement to import substantial quantities of cocaine – sophisticated plan for importations by sea – offender Australian agent for international source of drugs – parity with other conspirators – role of general deterrence Legislation Cited: Courts Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Code (Cth) Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth). Cases Cited: Chen v R [2002] NSWCCA 174; (2002) 130 A Crim R 300 De la Espriella-Velasco v The Queen (2006) 31 WAR 291; [2006] WASCA 31 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520; [2010] HCA 45 Melgar Sevilla v The Queen [2007] WASCA 116 R (Cth) v Li [2005] NSWCCA 154 R v Bartle [2003] NSWCCA 329; (2003) 181 FLR 1 R v Elfar & Golding [2017] QCA 170 R v Ismunandar; R v Siregar [2002] NSWCCA 477; (2002) 136 A Crim R 206 R v Nguyen; R v Pham [2010] NSWCCA 238; (2010) 205 A Crim R 106 R v [Person A], [Person C] & Tobin [2018] NSWSC 1953 R v Reaves [2004] WASCA 106; (2004) 147 A Crim R 26 R v Suarez-Mejia [2002] WASCA 187; (2002) 131 A Crim R 577 R v Tait and Bartley (1979) 46 FLR 386 Sukkar v The Queen (No 2) (2008) 178 A Crim R 433; [2008] WASCA 2 Teng v The Queen (2009) 22 VR 706; [2009] VSCA 148 The Queen v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270; [1999] HCA 54 Thompson v R [2007] NSWCCA 83 Velez v R (Cth) [2015] NSWCCA 177 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584; [2001] HCA 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Jonathon Cooper (Accused) Representation: Counsel: H Barclay QC/Mr S Howell (Crown) D Randle (Accused)