R v Tran [2023] NSWDC 593

R v Tran [2023] NSWDC 593

The offender, having pleaded guilty to manufacturing and supplying methylamphetamine in amounts well above the threshold for large commercial quantity, and possessing precursors and being integral in a joint criminal enterprise, is sentenced by reference to standard non-parole periods, maximum penalties, and the statutory and common law guidance for such offending. Pleas of guilty warranted a 25% discount; claims of addiction and debt do not substantially mitigate moral culpability. Aggregate custodial sentence imposed reflecting objective seriousness, utility of guilty pleas, and additional Form 1 offences taken into account.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 December 2023
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sentencing / Sentencing After Guilty Plea
Outcome
Convicted on all counts; aggregate custodial sentence imposed.
Legal Topics
['drug Offences' 'sentencing' 'aggregate Sentences' 'manufacture Prohibited Drug' 'supply Prohibited Drug' 'possess Precursor']
['criminal Law'] ['drug Offences' 'sentencing' 'aggregate Sentences' 'manufacture Prohibited Drug' 'supply Prohibited Drug' 'possess Precursor']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Sentencing / Sentencing After Guilty Plea

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Assessment of objective seriousness for drug offences' 'Appropriate punishment and sentencing for manufacturing and supplying methylamphetamine in large commercial quantities' 'Application and impact of pleas of guilty and Form 1 offences' 'Relevance of drug addiction and gambling to mitigation of sentence' 'Role and impact of joint criminal enterprise']

Ratio Decidendi

The offender, having pleaded guilty to manufacturing and supplying methylamphetamine in amounts well above the threshold for large commercial quantity, and possessing precursors and being integral in a joint criminal enterprise, is sentenced by reference to standard non-parole periods, maximum penalties, and the statutory and common law guidance for such offending. Pleas of guilty warranted a 25% discount; claims of addiction and debt do not substantially mitigate moral culpability. Aggregate custodial sentence imposed reflecting objective seriousness, utility of guilty pleas, and additional Form 1 offences taken into account.

Court Disposition

Convicted on all counts; aggregate custodial sentence imposed.

Orders

  • ['Aggregate term of imprisonment of 12 years with a non-parole period of 8 years, commencing 29 June 2022.' 'Eligible for parole release on 28 June 2030.' 'Conviction and individual sentences for Sequence 1: 7 years 6 months (non-parole 5 years); Sequence 3: 6 years (non-parole 4 years); Sequence 4: 4 years 6 months...