R v Micah [2019] NSWDC 626

R v Micah [2019] NSWDC 626

Taking into account the objective seriousness, quantity and purity of the drug, and the offender's limited role as a messenger for modest financial reward, and applying parity principles compared to co-offenders, the sentence of imprisonment is to be served by way of Intensive Correction Order, reflecting leniency for rehabilitation prospects and mitigating circumstances.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 August 2019
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'drug Offences' 'intensive Correction Order' 'parity' 'criminal Group Participation' 'proceeds of Crime']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'drug Offences' 'intensive Correction Order' 'parity' 'criminal Group Participation' 'proceeds of Crime']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for supply of commercial quantity of prohibited drug (MDMA)' 'Parity in sentencing for co-offenders' 'Role of offender in criminal group' 'Mitigating and aggravating factors relevant to sentencing' 'Dealing with proceeds of crime']

Ratio Decidendi

Taking into account the objective seriousness, quantity and purity of the drug, and the offender's limited role as a messenger for modest financial reward, and applying parity principles compared to co-offenders, the sentence of imprisonment is to be served by way of Intensive Correction Order, reflecting leniency for rehabilitation prospects and mitigating circumstances.

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