R v Wong [2019] NSWDC 233

R v Wong [2019] NSWDC 233

The sentences reflect assessment of objective seriousness below mid-range, with role limited to courier and possessor, absence of aggravating circumstances, early guilty plea, lack of criminal record, prospects of rehabilitation, substantial pre-sentence custody, and adoption of parity and concurrency, justifying a total effective sentence below the standard non-parole period.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
16 May 2019
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
Offender convicted and sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment.
Legal Topics
['sentence' 'supply Prohibited Drugs' 'methylamphetamine' 'large Commercial Quantity' 'indicia of Drug Supply' 'role of the Offender' 'offending for Financial Reward']
['criminal Law'] ['sentence' 'supply Prohibited Drugs' 'methylamphetamine' 'large Commercial Quantity' 'indicia of Drug Supply' 'role of the Offender' 'offending for Financial Reward']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for supply of methylamphetamine in quantities exceeding large commercial quantity' "Assessment of offender's role in supply" 'Consideration of guilty plea and subjective circumstances']

Ratio Decidendi

The sentences reflect assessment of objective seriousness below mid-range, with role limited to courier and possessor, absence of aggravating circumstances, early guilty plea, lack of criminal record, prospects of rehabilitation, substantial pre-sentence custody, and adoption of parity and concurrency, justifying a total effective sentence below the standard non-parole period.

Court Disposition

Offender convicted and sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment.

Orders

  • ['Convicted on both counts.' 'Count 1: Six years imprisonment from 12 March 2016 to 11 March 2022, non-parole period of four years, earliest parole 11 March 2020.' 'Count 2: Seven and a half years imprisonment from 12 March 2016 to 11 September 2023, non-parole period of five years, earliest parole 11 March 2021.'...