R v Tang [2020] NSWDC 96

R v Tang [2020] NSWDC 96

The offender was a middle-level distributor in a commercial supply of cannabis operation motivated by gambling debts. While family hardship and efforts at rehabilitation were acknowledged as special circumstances, the seriousness of the offence, as well as the offender's role, warranted a significant custodial sentence, reduced for an early guilty plea.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 March 2020
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentence
Outcome
Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 years 6 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 8 months; s 166 matters withdrawn and dismissed.
Legal Topics
['commercial Supply of Cannabis' 'sentencing' 'special Circumstances' 'early Guilty Plea' 'rehabilitation' 'family Hardship' 'deterrence']
['criminal Law'] ['commercial Supply of Cannabis' 'sentencing' 'special Circumstances' 'early Guilty Plea' 'rehabilitation' 'family Hardship' 'deterrence']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for commercial supply of cannabis leaf' 'Consideration of special circumstances in sentencing' 'Effect of early guilty plea on sentence' 'Relevance of gambling debts to mitigation']

Ratio Decidendi

The offender was a middle-level distributor in a commercial supply of cannabis operation motivated by gambling debts. While family hardship and efforts at rehabilitation were acknowledged as special circumstances, the seriousness of the offence, as well as the offender's role, warranted a significant custodial sentence, reduced for an early guilty plea.

Court Disposition

Sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 4 years 6 months with a non-parole period of 2 years 8 months; s 166 matters withdrawn and dismissed.

Orders

  • ['The non-parole period will be two years and eight months, dating from 5 February 2019.' 'Eligible for release to parole on 4 October 2021.' 'Sentence of four years six months expires on 4 August 2023.' 's 166 matters withdrawn and dismissed.']