R v Naaman; R v Rustom; R v Gure; R v Sfeir [2017] NSWDC 393

R v Naaman; R v Rustom; R v Gure; R v Sfeir [2017] NSWDC 393

Given the minor and irregular roles of the offenders as couriers/drivers in a cocaine supply syndicate, mitigation for early guilty plea, and favourable personal circumstances including lack of prior convictions (except Sfeir), sentences of one year and ten months (Naaman, Rustom, Gure) and one year and six months (Sfeir) imprisonment are imposed, to be served by way of Intensive Correction in the community.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
27 October 2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
Convicted and sentenced to imprisonment by way of Intensive Correction in the community
Legal Topics
['drug Trafficking' 'sentencing' 'supply of Prohibited Drugs' 'intensive Correction Order' 'role of Couriers in Drug Syndicate']
['criminal Law'] ['drug Trafficking' 'sentencing' 'supply of Prohibited Drugs' 'intensive Correction Order' 'role of Couriers in Drug Syndicate']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['What is the appropriate sentence for each offender convicted of taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug (cocaine)?' "How should the offenders' individual roles and personal circumstances affect sentencing?" 'Does a plea of guilty warrant a sentence reduction under the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999?']

Ratio Decidendi

Given the minor and irregular roles of the offenders as couriers/drivers in a cocaine supply syndicate, mitigation for early guilty plea, and favourable personal circumstances including lack of prior convictions (except Sfeir), sentences of one year and ten months (Naaman, Rustom, Gure) and one year and six months (Sfeir) imprisonment are imposed, to be served by way of Intensive Correction in the community.

Court Disposition

Convicted and sentenced to imprisonment by way of Intensive Correction in the community

Orders

  • ['Naaman: Imprisonment for one year and ten months commencing on 27 October 2017, Intensive Correction in the community. Report to Community Corrections at Bankstown within two business days.' 'Rustom: Imprisonment for one year and ten months commencing on 27 October 2017, Intensive Correction in the community....