A head sentence of five years imprisonment for street-level trafficking in schedule 1 drugs (methylamphetamine and MDMA) over a two and a half month period involving six supplies totalling approximately 20 grams, where the offender was on probation for similar offences, is within the sentencing range. The sole care of a child is a mitigating factor but cannot overwhelm other sentencing considerations where a significant custodial sentence is warranted.
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