Where a sentencing judge has erroneously applied the guideline judgment in R v Wong & Leung for a Commonwealth drug importation offence, the Court of Criminal Appeal will not interfere with the sentence if it is otherwise warranted in law. The sentencing ranges in Wong & Leung continue to provide a useful reference point notwithstanding the High Court's invalidation of guideline judgments for Commonwealth offences.
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