A sentence of 12 years imprisonment with a 9-year non-parole period for supply of 1.4 kilograms of heroin (large commercial quantity) was upheld as within the proper exercise of sentencing discretion where the offender was convicted after trial, had a prior conviction for a similar drug supply offence, showed no contrition, and no special circumstances were found. The sentence was at the top of the range but not manifestly excessive.
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