R v Nguyen [2020] NSWDC 793

R v Nguyen [2020] NSWDC 793

The sentence for supplying a large commercial quantity of prohibited drug, informed by the objective seriousness assessed below mid-range, mitigating personal circumstances, the utilitarian discount for a guilty plea, limited prior record, and special circumstances given cognitive impairment, justified a head sentence of three years and three months with a non-parole period of 21 months.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 June 2020
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentence
Outcome
Convicted. Sentenced to imprisonment for 3 years and 3 months with a non-parole period of 21 months. Form 1 offenses taken into account.
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'supply Prohibited Drug' 'deal With Proceeds of Crime' 'possess Prohibited Drug' 'objective Seriousness' 'mitigating Factors' 'special Circumstances']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'supply Prohibited Drug' 'deal With Proceeds of Crime' 'possess Prohibited Drug' 'objective Seriousness' 'mitigating Factors' 'special Circumstances']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['What is the appropriate sentence for supplying a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug?' 'How should the Form 1 offenses of dealing with proceeds of crime and possessing prohibited drugs inform sentencing?' 'Are there special circumstances justifying a different non-parole period?']

Ratio Decidendi

The sentence for supplying a large commercial quantity of prohibited drug, informed by the objective seriousness assessed below mid-range, mitigating personal circumstances, the utilitarian discount for a guilty plea, limited prior record, and special circumstances given cognitive impairment, justified a head sentence of three years and three months with a non-parole period of 21 months.

Court Disposition

Convicted. Sentenced to imprisonment for 3 years and 3 months with a non-parole period of 21 months. Form 1 offenses taken into account.

Orders

  • ['Mr Nguyen is convicted.' 'Head sentence of 3 years and 3 months imprisonment to date from 17 July 2019, expiring 16 October 2022.' 'Non-parole period of 21 months, earliest release 16 April 2021.' 'Drugs seized to be destroyed if not already.' 'Recommendation for parole conditions: gambling and drug programs with...