R v Yin [2013] NSWDC 234

R v Yin [2013] NSWDC 234

Hao Yin was sentenced to imprisonment (non-parole period of 4 years, head sentence of 7 years) for involvement in the supply of a prohibited drug (pseudoephedrine) in a large commercial quantity, with a reduction for early guilty plea and consideration of his subordinate role, personal circumstances, and parity with co-offender.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
03 October 2013
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
Sentenced to imprisonment
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'supply of Prohibited Drug' 'large Commercial Quantity' 'pseudoephedrine']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'supply of Prohibited Drug' 'large Commercial Quantity' 'pseudoephedrine']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for supply of prohibited drug (pseudoephedrine) in a large commercial quantity' 'Application of parity principle compared to co-offender' "Consideration of offender's role, prospects of rehabilitation, and mitigating circumstances"]

Ratio Decidendi

Hao Yin was sentenced to imprisonment (non-parole period of 4 years, head sentence of 7 years) for involvement in the supply of a prohibited drug (pseudoephedrine) in a large commercial quantity, with a reduction for early guilty plea and consideration of his subordinate role, personal circumstances, and parity with co-offender.

Court Disposition

Sentenced to imprisonment

Orders

  • ['Imprisonment; non-parole period of 4 years from 18 January 2012 to 17 January 2016; head sentence of 7 years; eligible for parole on 17 January 2016']