Regina v Robert Norman Drury [2006] NSWDC 47

Regina v Robert Norman Drury [2006] NSWDC 47

Drury played a principal and organising role in the large-scale attempted possession of imported prohibited drugs, and while the objective seriousness required a starting point of 30 years' imprisonment, a 40% discount was granted for his plea of guilty and assistance, resulting in a sentence of 18 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 11 years.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 June 2006
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentence
Outcome
Sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 11 years.
Legal Topics
['drug Importation' 'sentencing' 'plea of Guilty' 'assistance to Authorities' 'large Commercial Quantity']
['criminal Law'] ['drug Importation' 'sentencing' 'plea of Guilty' 'assistance to Authorities' 'large Commercial Quantity']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for importation of large commercial quantity of prohibited drugs' 'Impact of plea of guilty and assistance to authorities on sentence' 'Role of the offender as principal or subordinate']

Ratio Decidendi

Drury played a principal and organising role in the large-scale attempted possession of imported prohibited drugs, and while the objective seriousness required a starting point of 30 years' imprisonment, a 40% discount was granted for his plea of guilty and assistance, resulting in a sentence of 18 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 11 years.

Court Disposition

Sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 11 years.

Orders

  • ['Imprisonment for 18 years commencing 13 November 2004 and ceasing 12 November 2022, non-parole period ending 12 November 2015.' 'Recommendation for protective classification in prison with, if possible, access to work and library facilities.']