R v Ma [2022] NSWDC 297

R v Ma [2022] NSWDC 297

A full-time custodial sentence of 6 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 4 years is appropriate, reflecting a slight reduction below the standard non-parole period due to special circumstances (including dysfunctional upbringing and addiction), early guilty plea, but emphasising the seriousness of the offence and the need for deterrence.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 August 2022
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentence
Outcome
Imprisonment for 6 years with non-parole period of 4 years.
Legal Topics
['sentence' 'manufacture of Prohibited Drug' 'proceeds of Crime']
['criminal Law'] ['sentence' 'manufacture of Prohibited Drug' 'proceeds of Crime']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for manufacturing a prohibited drug in an amount not less than the large commercial quantity' 'Consideration of proceeds of crime as Form 1 matter']

Ratio Decidendi

A full-time custodial sentence of 6 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 4 years is appropriate, reflecting a slight reduction below the standard non-parole period due to special circumstances (including dysfunctional upbringing and addiction), early guilty plea, but emphasising the seriousness of the offence and the need for deterrence.

Court Disposition

Imprisonment for 6 years with non-parole period of 4 years.

Orders

  • ['The offender is sentenced to imprisonment for 6 years, commencing 15 August 2021.' 'A non-parole period of 4 years is fixed, expiring 14 August 2025.' 'A balance of term of 2 years commencing 15 August 2025 and expiring 14 August 2027.']