| Case | Offence | Amount | Plea | Priors | Original | Appeal | Facts |
Vermuelen
NSW CCA
30.3.1994 | Supply leaf | 2.4kg
($16,000) | VG | minor matters: no trafficking | MT 15m
AT 5m | AD | Drug found in car when breath tested. Also had bags used for distribution.
Cannabis user, reasonable prospects of rehabilitation |
Gillett
(21)
NSW CCA
8.7.1994 | Supply leaf | 330.5g | PG | poor
fined for possess 3 weeks prior | MT 6m
AT 18m | AA
MT 5m
AT 12m | Often purchased drug and supplied to friends for no payment.
Neurological problems due to car accident and assault. Problem with drugs and alcohol. |
McWilliams
(49)
NSW CCA
1.8.1994 | Supply leaf
Sched:
3 x supply cannabis | various: on one occas 1kg | VG | possess cannabis
committed on recog | MT 18
AT 6m | AD | Taped telephone conversation agreeing to supply on various occasions. |
Edmondson
NSW CCA
2.8.1994 | Supply leaf | 1660 g | VG | cannabis offences
on bond for cannabis cultivate | 500hrs CSO | Crown AD
Unduly lenient but exercised discretion | Drug found in house.
Extremely heavy user. Evidence of rehabilitation, including abstaining from cannabis and purchasing and operating a bakery. |
Nestoroski
(34)
NSW CCA
4.10.1994 | 2 x supply leaf
Sched:
4 offences | 433g ($4,200)
2.2 kg ($21,000) | PG | nil | 18m PD
3y GBB | Crown AD
unduly lenient but court exercised discretion | Supplied to u/cover police officer. Middleman in supply of cannabis.
Good subjectives. |
Iskander
NSW CCA
26.10.1994 | Supply leaf | 1516.3g | VG |  | 250h CSO | Conviction AD | Plants and leaf found at house. |
Ortiz
NSW CCA
3.11.1994 | Supply leaf
Sched:
2 offences | 3.6424kg
($133,000) | PG | 4 x summary offences | 200h CSO | Crown AD
unduly lenient but court exercised discretion | Drugs found in home wrapped in bags, with other equipment.
Severely addicted. |
Abernethy
(47)
NSW CCA
6.12.1994 | Knowingly take part in supply leaf | | VG | supply | MT 3y
AT 1y | AD | Cannabis and various equipment found at A’s house. Engaged in large scale commercial operation. |
Deboer
NSW CCA
7.12.1994 | Supply leaf
Supply cannabis
Sched:
Possess unlicenced firearm | not stated | PG | | MT 3y
AT 1y | AA
MT 12m
AT 12m | Little facts.
Police Officer. Psychiatric evidence of personality disorder. Crown conceded sentence excessive. |
Regan
NSW CCA
30.3.1995 | 2 x Supply leaf | Actual: 421.5g
Offer: 15kg | PG | robberies
of good behaviour for several years | 6m PD
3y GBB | Crown AA
FT 6m
(+2m PSC) | Cannabis sold to under cover police for $4,800. Negotiations on 15kg agreement broke down.
Not a matter of mitigation even if talk of supplying 15kg was huff and puff |
Green
NSW CCA
4.8.1995 | Supply leaf | 482.9g | VG | drugs | MT 9m
AT 3m | AD | Deemed supply.
Long term chronic user of heroin. |
Sokvari
NSW CCA
22.5.1996 | Supply leaf | 1018.2g | VG | | MT 18m
AT 12m | AD | Observed by police supplying. In search of house police found drug in 5 plastic bags.
Appeal based on assault in gaol after sentence. |
Velardi
NSW CCA
24.5.1996 | Knowingly take part in supply leaf | | VG | | MT 4y 5m 7d
AT 18m | AD | Involved with son in supply to undercover police |
Pont
NSW CCA
29.5.1996 | 2 x Supply leaf | 3.2kg
2.4kg | PG | | MT 2y 6m
AT18m | AD
upper end of scale | 3.2 kg found in car - attempting to sell it door to door. 2.4kg found at house. Absence of normal indicia of long-term trafficking. Not dealt with as person engaged in long term dealing. |
Johns
NSW CCA
22.8.1996 | Supply leaf
Sched:
2 offences | $48,000-$100,000 | PG | drugs, on recog at time of offence | MT 10m
AT 10m
(one third discount for assistance) | AD | Female - Drugs found in house in plastic bags. Street level drug trafficker. Admitted supplying 8oz per week for last 3-6 months. |
Joseph
Wright
(female)
NSW CCA
16.12.1996 | Supply leaf
Sched:
Supply amphet
Supply leaf
Sched:
Supply amphet | a few pounds | PG | Minor and old
Long history, including gaol | MT 18m
AT 6m
MT 18m
AT 6m | AA
MT 15m
AT 5m
(parity)
AD | Listening devices recorded transactions. Difficult to ascertain amounts. |
Garvie
(40)
NSW CCA
24.3.1997 | Supply leaf | 14.14kg | PG | priors including minor drugs | 5y GBB | Crown AA
MT 12m
AT 5m | Drugs found in car ready for supply. Admitted taking drug to Sydney to find buyer.
Back injury and family in South Australia.
On appeal: appropriate sentence would be total two and a half to three years. |
O’Brien
NSW CCA
7.4.1997 | Supply leaf
Sched:
4 offences | 6.6g | VG | drugs but no prison | MT 1y
AT 1y | MT 11m
AT 12m
(parity) | Involved in dealing with co-offender. Police found heads and seeds at house. |
Heffernan
NSW CCA
8.4.1997 | Supply leaf | 1.8kg | | | MT 15m
AT 15m | AD | Supplied undercover police officer. SJ found A had made threat to officer.
Although SJ should not have taken threat into account, sentence appropriate. |
Dematre
(23)
NSW CCA
16.5.1997 | Supply leaf | 946g | VG | BES: CSO and bond | FT 6m | AA
12m PD | Found in car after police chase.
Good character evidence.
On appeal argued parity with co-offender. |
Bradshaw
(35)
NSW CCA
4.8.1997 | 3 x Supply cannabis | 1kg
1oz
1oz | VG | nil drug | MT 12m
AT 4m | AD | Drugs and equipment found at house. Told police he had bought 3pd and sold two 1oz amounts.
Committed for financial gain.
Heavy user of cannabis for long time.. |
Doctor
NSW CCA
20.5.1998 | Supply leaf
Sched:
GIC ($15,000) | 12 lbs | PG | | 300hrs CSO | Crown AA
18m PD. | Involvement on the periphery. Transported drugs from SA to NSW
CSO completed |
Warner
(53)
NSW CCA
2.12.1998 | Supply leaf
Sched:
4 offences | 3.493kg - $90 000 street value | PG | nil | FT 12m | AD | Supplied cannabis only to friends. Not for profit.
Suffers from depression and has suicidal tendencies; received death threats in gaol; serving sentence on protection. |
Shepherd
NSW CCA [162]
11.6.1999 | Supply | | PG | nil | MT 9m
AT 1y | AD | Amount not stated but could have been dealt with in Local Court. Role of ‘go-between’.
Prior good character. Good subjective features. Fully employed. |
Hewitt
NSW CCA [264]
18.8.1999 | Supply leaf
Sched:
3 offences | 445g | PG | nil | MT 12m
AT 12m | AD | Drugs found during search of house. Total value of drugs - $22,620. |
AMD
(40)
(1999) 107 A Crim R 518 | 2 x Supply leaf | 446g
9061g | PG | Drugs, firearms | 3y PD | Crown AD | Supplied leaf receiving $3600. Supplied more after agreeing to sale for $60,000.
Employed, stable domestic relationship with children, ongoing assistance to authorities involving large number of offenders. |
Taylor
NSW CCA [309]
27.9.1999 | Supply leaf | 3.15kg | VG | | MT 9m
AT 18m | Conviction AD | Arrived from Adelaide with cannabis in luggage. |
Elomar
NSW CCA [459]
21.2.2000 | Supply cannabis
Sched:
6 offences | 359.3g | PG | 23 prior convictions - some serious.
Offence committed on parole | MT 9m
AT 1y 9m | AA
MT 9m
AT 1y 3m | Cannabis found at appellant’s home. |
Lennan
(28)
NSW CCA [17]
12.2.2001 | 2 x Supply cannabis leaf | 5,783g
671.5g | PG | nil | 3y
NPP 12m | AD | Sold cannabis more than 70 times over one month period. Police found second amount of cannabis in shed during search. |
Hagopian
(29)
NSW CCA [149]
26.3.2001 | Supply leaf
Sched:
2 offences | 657.9g | PG | prior conviction for similar offence | 2y 8m
NPP 2y | AD | Observed by police to supply cannabis. Found in possession of amphetamines and $1188. Caller to applicant’s mobile phone sought to arrange another supply - not an isolated offence. |
Teuma
(27)
NSW CCA [369]
20.9.2001 | Supply
Sched:
2 offences | 10kg | PG | treated as first offender | 3y
NPP 1y | AD | Found in possession of 10kg of cannabis heads - admitted involvement in supply. |
Saldaneri
NSW CCA [480]
19.11.2001 | Supply cannabis | 5017.5gm | PG | drugs, property | 20m
NPP 15m | AD | Drugs found during police search of A’s premises. |
Canino
(40)
NSW CCA [76]
8.3.20002 | Knowingly take part in supply | 17.3kg | PG | | 2y suspended | Crown AA
2y
NPP 9m | Involved in bring drugs from SA to NSW to fill order - Significant role |
SPAROS
(18)
NSW CCA [52]
12.3.2002 | Supply cannabis leaf
Sched:
2 offences | 13 x 1oz | PG | recognisance for AOABH | 12m suspended
$3,500 fine | Crown AA
FT 1y
$3,500 fine | Received drugs from supplier and on-selling them.
39days PSC - Rehabilitation |
Lyberopoulos
NSW CCA [280]
24.7.2002 | Supply leaf | 4.930kg | VG | fraud and dishonesty | 2y
NPP 12m | AD | Drugs found in car - commercial venture. |
Ramaz
(22)
NSW CCA [91]
4.4.2003 | 13 x supply leaf
Sched:
3 offences | 1-12: small amounts
13: 1.723g | PG | on bail for similar offence | 18m
NPP 8m 17d | Crown AA
2y 2m
NPP 14m | Over 3 months sold small amounts of cannabis to 80 customers per day - Major drug dealing business
Previous good character - Difficult childhood - Prospects of rehabilitation - Importance of personal deterrence |
A Girard
T Girard
NSW CCA [170]
12.5.2004 | Supply cannabis | Approx 8kg | PG | Insignificant
Nil | 3y
NPP 18m | AD | Husband and wife heavily involved in large scale supply of cannabis leaf to users and suppliers – Equal liability
Evidence of good character – Three young daughters |
Livas
NSW CCA [54]
10.3.2006 | Supply cannabis | 2.26kg | PG | | 6m | AA
6m – suspended | Agreed to collect drugs for $500 payment – one off supply – deemed supply – lower end of scale
Carer for parents |
