R v Edmund Cyril RAS [2012] NSWDC 214

R v Edmund Cyril RAS [2012] NSWDC 214

Mr Ras was convicted for importing a marketable quantity of cocaine as a courier, without plea or expression of remorse or assistance to authorities, and was sentenced to a period of imprisonment reflecting general deterrence, societal abhorrence, and lack of rehabilitation prospects given his prior similar conviction.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 September 2012
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing After Conviction
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
['importation of Border Controlled Drug' 'sentencing' 'drug Trafficking']
['criminal Law'] ['importation of Border Controlled Drug' 'sentencing' 'drug Trafficking']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing After Conviction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Sentencing for importing marketable quantity of cocaine' "Offender's role as courier" 'Consideration of prior conviction' 'Assessment of rehabilitation prospects']

Ratio Decidendi

Mr Ras was convicted for importing a marketable quantity of cocaine as a courier, without plea or expression of remorse or assistance to authorities, and was sentenced to a period of imprisonment reflecting general deterrence, societal abhorrence, and lack of rehabilitation prospects given his prior similar conviction.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • ['Sentence of imprisonment of 8 years and 3 months commencing 31 December 2010 and expiring 30 March 2019' 'Non-parole period of 5 years and 6 months commencing 31 December 2010 and expiring 30 June 2016' 'Additional period of 2 years and 9 months commencing 1 July 2016 and expiring 31 March 2019']