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Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Udemba

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AGLC: Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Udemba [2023] VCC 1675
Case: [2023] VCC 1675
Decision Date: 13 September 2023

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Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Udemba [2023] VCC 1675

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Udemba v The King [2025] VSCA 61

Cases Citing This Decision

Udemba v The King [2025] VSCA 61
Citation 1 (Para 1)

…ty of heroin, and constituting more than one eighth of a commercial quantity of that substance.[6] [6] Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Udemba [2023] VCC 1675 (‘Reasons’), [41].…

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Rodgerson v R [2022] VSCA 82
Citation 1

…aph 'exceptional' – are 'plainly wrong' and should not be followed. This position has been adopted in Victoria in cases such as Rodgerson v R [2022] VSCA 82. (h) The issue of delay: It was submitted there has been delay in this matter proceeding to a plea. In this respect, the offending occurred in March 2021 and…
Totaan v The the Queen [2022] NSWCCA 75
Citation 2

…nless the circumstances are shown to be exceptional, family hardship is to be disregarded as a sentencing consideration. However, in Totaan v R [2022] NSWCCA 75 at paragraphs [77], [92]-[93] (per Bell CJ with whom Gleeson JA and Harrison, Addison and Dhanji JJA agreed) the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal h…
Worboyes v The Queen [2021] VSCA 169
Citation 3

…pleas of guilty Legislation Cited: Criminal Code (Cth) 11.1(1), 307.6(1) and 307.9; Crimes Act 1914, s16A(1) and (2) Cases Cited: Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169; Phillips v R (2012) 37 VR 594; R v Biba [2021] VSC 327; Loftus v R [2019] VSCA 24; Guden v R (2010) 28 VR 288; Tones v R [2017] VSCA 118; R v Nikodjevic […
DPP v Herrmann [2021] VSCA 160
Citation 4

…f Appeal, Phillips CJ, Tadgell and Ormiston AJJ, 21 April 1998); Bugmy v R (2013) 249 CLR 571; Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) V Herrmann [2021] VSCA 160; R v Nguyen [2010] NSWCCA 238; (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen ; Phommalysack v The Queen [2011] VSCA 32; (2011) 31 VR 673; DPP (Cth) v Thomas…
R v Kassir [2020] NSWCCA 88
Citation 5

…29Also reference was made to a more recent decision of R v Kassir [2020] NSWCCA 88, wherein Bathurst CJ, with whom Fullerton and Hulme JJ agreed, endorsed the above list from Nguyen and stated: 'I would only add what was said by Bell and Gagler JJ in R v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 ( “Pham” ) at [45] tha…
Loftus v The Queen [2019] VSCA 24
Citation 6

…Crimes Act 1914, s16A(1) and (2) Cases Cited: Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169; Phillips v R (2012) 37 VR 594; R v Biba [2021] VSC 327; Loftus v R [2019] VSCA 24; Guden v R (2010) 28 VR 288; Tones v R [2017] VSCA 118; R v Nikodjevic [2004] VSCA 222; R v Merrett , Piggott and Ferrari (2000) 14 VR 392; R v Miceli [199…
Director of Public Prosecutions v Dalgliesh (a pseudonym) [2017] HCA 41
Citation 7

…r, the limitations of current cases has been made clear by the High Court in Kilic (op cit) and DPP v Dalgleish (2017) 262 CLR 428. 38I refer to Exhibit 3, being a schedule of the comparative cases consisting of two tables of potentially comparative sentences handed down by appellate courts: (a) a table relating to t…
Tones v The Queen [2017] VSCA 118
Citation 8

…s v R [2021] VSCA 169; Phillips v R (2012) 37 VR 594; R v Biba [2021] VSC 327; Loftus v R [2019] VSCA 24; Guden v R (2010) 28 VR 288; Tones v R [2017] VSCA 118; R v Nikodjevic [2004] VSCA 222; R v Merrett , Piggott and Ferrari (2000) 14 VR 392; R v Miceli [1998] 4 VR 588; R v Idilo (unreported, Supreme Court of Vi…
Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Vinod Thomas Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Leung Hang Wu [2016] VSCA 237
Citation 9

…[2010] NSWCCA 238; (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen ; Phommalysack v The Queen [2011] VSCA 32; (2011) 31 VR 673; DPP (Cth) v Thomas [2016] VSCA 237; (2016) 53 VR 546; R v Verdins; R v Buckley; R v Vo (2016) VR 296 Sentence:…
R v Pham [2015] HCA 39
Citation 10

…whom Fullerton and Hulme JJ agreed, endorsed the above list from Nguyen and stated: 'I would only add what was said by Bell and Gagler JJ in R v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550; [2015] HCA 39 ( “Pham” ) at [45] that "the quantity of the drug is not the controlling factor when it comes to the assessment of the seriousness", t…
DPP v Frewstal Pty Ltd [2015] VSCA 266
Citation 11

…VSCA 237; (2016) 53 VR 546 [182] (Redlich, Santamaria and McLeish JJA), citing Maxwell P in DPP v Frewstal Pty Ltd [2015] VSCA 266; (2015) 47 VR 660, 671 [49]. Counsel for the prosecution also referred to R v Pham [2015] HCA 39; (2015) 256 CLR 550, wherein the High Court stated that having regard to comparable ca…
Marrah v The Queen [2014] VSCA 119
Citation 12

…– was expressed by those words underlined in paragraph 44 above. I also refer to the Victorian Court of Appeal decision of Marrah v The Queen [2014] VSCA 119 and, in particular, at paragraph 16 whereat the Court (consisting of Redlich and Tate JJA) stated: 'Circumstances of deprivation, abuse and other social disa…
Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37
Citation 13

…] 4 VR 588; R v Idilo (unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, Court of Appeal, Phillips CJ, Tadgell and Ormiston AJJ, 21 April 1998); Bugmy v R (2013) 249 CLR 571; Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) V Herrmann [2021] VSCA 160; R v Nguyen [2010] NSWCCA 238; (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen ; Phommalysack…
DPP (Cth) v Maxwell [2013] VSCA 50
Citation 14

…Herrmann [2021] VSCA 160; R v Nguyen [2010] NSWCCA 238; (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen ; Phommalysack v The Queen [2011] VSCA 32; (2011) 31 VR 673; DPP (Cth) v Thomas [2016] VSCA 237; (2016) 53 VR 546; R v Verdins; R v Buckley; R v Vo (2016) VR 296 Sentence:…
Phillips v The Queen [2012] VSCA 140
Citation 15

…ited: Criminal Code (Cth) 11.1(1), 307.6(1) and 307.9; Crimes Act 1914, s16A(1) and (2) Cases Cited: Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169; Phillips v R (2012) 37 VR 594; R v Biba [2021] VSC 327; Loftus v R [2019] VSCA 24; Guden v R (2010) 28 VR 288; Tones v R [2017] VSCA 118; R v Nikodjevic [2004] VSCA 222; R v Merrett , P…
Nguyen v The Queen [2011] VSCA 32
Citation 16

…ecutions (DPP) V Herrmann [2021] VSCA 160; R v Nguyen [2010] NSWCCA 238; (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen ; Phommalysack v The Queen [2011] VSCA 32; (2011) 31 VR 673; DPP (Cth) v Thomas [2016] VSCA 237; (2016) 53 VR 546; R v Verdins; R v Buckley; R v Vo (2016) VR 296 Sentence:…
Hili v The Queen [2010] HCA 45
Citation 17 (Para 41)

…correctly in my view, that there was no reason to decline to fix a non-parole period in this matter. As noted in the High Court case of Hili v R (2010) 242 CLR 520 at [41], the necessary deterrent and punitive effects of sentence must be reflected in both the head sentence and also the non-parole period. Furthermore…
R v Nguyen; R v Pham [2010] NSWCCA 238
Citation 18

…ll and Ormiston AJJ, 21 April 1998); Bugmy v R (2013) 249 CLR 571; Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) V Herrmann [2021] VSCA 160; R v Nguyen [2010] NSWCCA 238; (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen ; Phommalysack v The Queen [2011] VSCA 32; (2011) 31 VR 673; DPP (Cth) v Thomas [2016] VSCA 237; (2016) 53 VR…
DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194
Citation 19 (Para 267)

…'In De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1 at [267], McClellan CJ at CL identified the following as key reference points for sentencing (and for comparing sentences) in cases such as these: (a) quantity; (b) role; (c) reward; (d) assistance to authorities; (e) criminal history; (f) prospects of rehabilitation.'…
Guden v The Queen [2010] VSCA 196
Citation 20

…and (2) Cases Cited: Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169; Phillips v R (2012) 37 VR 594; R v Biba [2021] VSC 327; Loftus v R [2019] VSCA 24; Guden v R (2010) 28 VR 288; Tones v R [2017] VSCA 118; R v Nikodjevic [2004] VSCA 222; R v Merrett , Piggott and Ferrari (2000) 14 VR 392; R v Miceli [1998] 4 VR 588; R v Idilo (unre…
El-Ghourani v R [2009] NSWCCA 140
Citation 21

…order controlled drugs. 39In particular, counsel for the prosecution submitted that the case of El-Ghourani v R [2009] NSWCCA 140, a decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, is of some assistance.…
R v Nikodjevic [2004] VSCA 222
Citation 22

…v R (2012) 37 VR 594; R v Biba [2021] VSC 327; Loftus v R [2019] VSCA 24; Guden v R (2010) 28 VR 288; Tones v R [2017] VSCA 118; R v Nikodjevic [2004] VSCA 222; R v Merrett , Piggott and Ferrari (2000) 14 VR 392; R v Miceli [1998] 4 VR 588; R v Idilo (unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, Court of Appeal, Phillip…
R v Biba [2021] VSC 327
Citation 23

…1.1(1), 307.6(1) and 307.9; Crimes Act 1914, s16A(1) and (2) Cases Cited: Worboyes v R [2021] VSCA 169; Phillips v R (2012) 37 VR 594; R v Biba [2021] VSC 327; Loftus v R [2019] VSCA 24; Guden v R (2010) 28 VR 288; Tones v R [2017] VSCA 118; R v Nikodjevic [2004] VSCA 222; R v Merrett , Piggott and Ferrari (2000)…
DPP (Cth) v Thomas [2005] VSC 85
Citation 24

…8; (2010) 205 A Crim R 106; Nguyen v The Queen ; Phommalysack v The Queen [2011] VSCA 32; (2011) 31 VR 673; DPP (Cth) v Thomas [2016] VSCA 237; (2016) 53 VR 546; R v Verdins; R v Buckley; R v Vo (2016) VR 296 Sentence:…

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