R v Zaied [2019] NSWDC 909

R v Zaied [2019] NSWDC 909

Zaied's offending was serious, involved sustained conduct as an aider and abetter of drug importation and proceeds of crime, with planning and deliberate action. While not a principal, he played a substantial role. General deterrence predominates, and mental health or addiction was not satisfactorily established as mitigating. Plea of guilty warranted a 25% discount.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
26 July 2019
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentence
Outcome
convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'drug Importation' 'proceeds of Crime' 'aid and Abet' 'foreign National Involvement' 'planning and Premeditation']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'drug Importation' 'proceeds of Crime' 'aid and Abet' 'foreign National Involvement' 'planning and Premeditation']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for aiding and abetting importation of marketable quantity of border controlled drug' 'Appropriate sentence for dealing with proceeds of crime' 'Assessment of objective seriousness in sentencing' 'Role of mental health conditions and drug addiction in sentencing' 'Application of plea discounts under Commonwealth law']

Ratio Decidendi

Zaied's offending was serious, involved sustained conduct as an aider and abetter of drug importation and proceeds of crime, with planning and deliberate action. While not a principal, he played a substantial role. General deterrence predominates, and mental health or addiction was not satisfactorily established as mitigating. Plea of guilty warranted a 25% discount.

Court Disposition

convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • ['Convicted of aiding and abetting the importation of marketable quantity of border controlled drug: sentenced to 6 years 4 months imprisonment (non-parole period 3 years 10 months, balance of sentence 2 years 6 months)' 'Convicted of dealing with proceeds of crime: sentenced to 6 months imprisonment (sentence now...