Director of Public Prosecutions v Vrankar
[2024] VCC 1151
•1 August 2024
| IN THE COUNTY COURT OF VICTORIA AT MELBOURNE CRIMINAL DIVISION | Revised Not Restricted Suitable for Publication |
Case No. CR-23-01214
| DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS |
| v |
| NATALIE VRANKAR |
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JUDGE: | HER HONOUR JUDGE GWYNN | |
WHERE HELD: | Melbourne | |
DATE OF HEARING: | 16 July 2024 | |
DATE OF SENTENCE: | 1 August 2024 | |
CASE MAY BE CITED AS: | DPP v VRANKAR | |
MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION: | [2024] VCC 1151 | |
REASONS FOR SENTENCE
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Subject: Criminal Law
Catchwords: Trafficking in a drug of dependence – commercial quantity. Trafficking in a drug of dependence. Possession of a drug of dependence. Negligently deal with proceeds of crime. Possess explosive substance.
Legislation Cited: Sentencing Act1991; Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
Cases Cited:R v Verdins & Ors [2007] VSCA 102.
Sentence: Term of imprisonment for a total effective sentence of 3 years with a non-parole period of 20 months. Fined a total of $2250.00.
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APPEARANCES: | Counsel | Solicitors |
| For the DPP | Mr Z. Petric | Office of Public Prosecutions |
| For the Accused | Mr R. Jakobson | SPA Lawyers |
HER HONOUR:
1Natalie Vrankar, you have pleaded guilty on indictment to charges of traffick in a drug of dependence, namely methylamphetamine, in not less than a commercial quantity, traffick in a drug of dependence, namely 1,4-Butanediol, possess a drug of dependence, namely cannabis, negligently deal with the proceeds of crime and possess explosive substance.
2You have also entered guilty pleas to two related summary offences of possess property, $2045 in cash, said to be the proceeds of crime, and fail to comply with a direction to assist, namely provide a PIN code and/or passwords for various electronic devices.
3In sentencing you for your crimes, I am obliged to consider the maximum penalty for the offences you have committed. The relevant maximum penalties are as follows:
(a)
Traffick in a drug of dependence in not less than a commercial quantity,
25 years' imprisonment;
(b) Traffick in a drug of dependence, 15 years' imprisonment.
(c) Possess drug of dependence, in your case five penalty units;
(d) Negligently deal with the proceeds of crime, five years’ imprisonment;
(e) Possess explosive substance, five years' imprisonment
(f) Deal property suspected to be the proceeds of crime, two years' imprisonment;
(g) Fail to comply with a direction to assist, two years imprisonment.
4In addition, the charge of traffick in a drug of dependence in not less than a commercial quantity is a category 2 offence under the Sentencing Act 1991 and therefore pursuant to s5(2H), I am required to impose a sentence under Division 2 of Part 3 of that Act, involving a period of imprisonment, which cannot be in combination with a Community Correction Order, unless a relevant exception applies.
5The circumstances of your offending were set out in a document entitled 'Summary of Prosecution Opening for Plea' dated 14 May 2024. This is an agreed document and represents your acceptance of the elements of the offences to which you have entered your guilty pleas, as well as the factual basis on which I am to sentence.
The offending
6
I have had recourse to the full document, but in short compass at 5.30 am on
8 November 2022, your premises at 1 Llewellyn Court, Cranbourne North, was the subject of two search warrants.
7You were the only occupant of the premises at the time of police entry.
8Located by police during that search were:
(a) White crystalline substance suspected to be methylamphetamine on a coffee table in the lounge;
(b) A red tin on a coffee table containing:
(i)4 Ziploc bags containing methylamphetamine;
(ii)A small quantity of a loose white crystal;
(iii)$2,045 cash in Australian currency;
(iv)A piece of paper, attached to the currency, with a list of recent transactions referred to as a ‘tick list’; and
(v)Scales.
(c) Two mobile phones and a laptop were also located. One of the mobile phones contained messages between you and a person referred to as 'Gonzo New', said to be a drug transaction;
(d) There was a sunglasses case containing a Ziploc bag containing a small amount of cannabis;
(e) A black registration plate which police identified as previously having been stolen;
(f) 19 x 500 ml bottles in an open box in the garage labelled as 'conditioner’ but containing 1,4-Butanediol; and
(g) Various fireworks also located in the garage.
9One of the mobile phones located by police contained a message between you and a person referred to as 'Gonzo New' on 6 November 2022, which contained Gonzo New enquiring about the price of a ‘q’ and a 'b'. 'Q' is said to be a reference to a quarter or 7 grams of methylamphetamine, which you priced at $1,400 and “b” is said to reference 3.5 grams of methylamphetamine, which you price at $800. This evidence was led as context to your charged offending.
10Police also observed empty Ziploc bags and drug paraphernalia on the coffee table in various containers. There was also a TV displaying 12 separate views of the exterior of the premises from CCTV footage.
11The drugs located by police were subsequently analysed. One hundred and twelve grams of pure methylamphetamine had been contained in the four Ziploc bags located in the red tin, which had a total weight of 131.6 grams. Indeed, one of the four bags had contained 127.4 grams of methylamphetamine at a purity of 85%. Your DNA was linked to the Ziploc bags.
12Approximately 9.3 kilograms of 1,4-Butanediol was identified in the containers which had been located in the garage.
13A commercial quantity of methylamphetamine is 50 grams. A traffickable quantity of 1,4-Butanediol is also 50 grams.
14The fireworks were also the subject of analysis. A total of 15 fireworks of various types and sizes were found with a weight of 7,115.37 grams.
15These facts as outlined form the basis for the charges the subject of the indictment and summary charge 10 – deal with property suspected to be the proceeds of crime.
16You refused to provide police with the details needed to access your laptop or mobile phones. This fact is the subject of summary charge 16 – fail to comply with direction to assist.
17When interviewed by Police about what had been located you chose to remain mute.
Offence gravity
18In terms of offence gravity, it is accepted that the cannabis located at your premises was a small quantity for your own use.
19You have a relevant prior relating to explosives which, on any view of it, is somewhat unusual. You were found with a not insignificant amount of an explosive substance, in your case, fireworks. Legislation in this area exists to protect against fire and explosive hazard and to protect against the dangers of illegal fireworks
20The charge of negligently deal with the proceeds of crime, for which you also have a relevant history, relates to a single number plate. It is relatively minor offending.
21Your initial resistance to the police investigation is shown in summary charge 16, when you refused to provide police with passwords and PIN codes to electronic devices in your possession.
22The focus in your sentencing, however, is on the two charges relating to drug trafficking, which are clearly the most serious on the indictment. I observe the following:
(a) The charges all relate to a single date, namely 8 November 2022;
(b) You were in possession of three separate drugs of dependence, two of which would be said to be possessed for the purposes of sale;
(c) The CCTV set-up, tick list, coded communication and other paraphernalia, including scales, were indicative of your possession for the purposes of sale and some desire to both foster and protect your own interests;
(d) The methylamphetamine was of high purity, elevating the gravity of that charge;
(e) In a quantitative based sentencing regime, you had just over twice the scheduled commercial quantity of methylamphetamine, and far in excess of that in terms of a traffickable quantity of 1,4-Butanediol;
(f) For a charge of trafficking in a drug of dependence in not less than a commercial quantity, it is not at the higher end for an offence of its type, but you had a relatively organised set up where, by your own admission, you were the only person at the premises.
23For your own needs, you were prepared to be involved in the pernicious trade of drug trafficking. It is a lucrative business with enormous negative and devastating impact on the community through the offending that results from drug addiction, the physical and mental health impacts and the behaviours drugs then produce. You would have to be aware of this from your own experience as a user of illicit substances. You were said to be a daily user of methylamphetamine at the time of your offending. I accept that this only provides part of the explanation and there must have been a degree of financial incentive.
24General deterrence and denunciation are paramount sentencing principles, as is the need to consider the protection of the community.
Plea of guilty
25The Sentencing Act 1991 obliges me to consider the stage at which you entered your guilty plea.
26
You were charged on 8 November 2022 and committed to the County Court on
17 July 2023 after cross-examination of the informant at committal proceedings. Your matter was ultimately listed for a sentence indication on 29 February 2024. This hearing was adjourned until 22 March 2024. Your Counsel was unable to attend on that day at short notice due to a family emergency.
27You entered your guilty plea on 27 March 2024 after withdrawing your application for a sentence indication. At that stage your trial in these matters was due to commence on 4 April 2024.
28Whilst this would appear to be a relatively late plea, there was some adjustment in your favour to the charges that would have proceeded to trial, which is a factor I take into account as, once adjusted, this essentially reflected your first opportunity to accept the Crown case.
29Your plea hearing was fixed for 17 May 2024 but was adjourned on receipt of a medical certificate indicating that you were unfit for work between 14 May 2024 and 21 May 2024 due to ongoing severe anxiety and depression.
30Your plea was therefore only able to proceed on 16 July 2024. I accept that this delay has been an additional burden or stress upon you as you await the outcome of these proceedings.
31In addition, your plea has saved the court the time and expense of contested proceedings and witnesses of the need to attend court and give evidence.
32Overall, I am satisfied that you have expressed some remorse for your offending and certainly have taken responsibility for it.
33I take these factors into account in your favour.
Personal circumstances
34You are now 39 years of age.
35I am told that you grew up in a chaotic household. Your father left shortly after you were born. You grew up in the Keysborough area.
36When you were six years of age your mother re-partnered. Your stepfather was both sexually abusive and controlling of you.
37To your credit, you attended secondary school until Year 11.
38On leaving school, you obtained work in a law firm as a personal assistant for approximately 12 months.
39You then worked with Healthscope Pathology as a medical courier for three years. Whilst working in that role you obtained a Certificate IV in Pathology through TAFE. You then worked as a pathology nurse for some seven years.
40At this point in time, everything indicated an intelligent person capable of achieving goals and with a bright future ahead.
41I am told that things took a negative turn in 2015.
42Your mother and stepfather separated triggering a division of property. You and your mother moved in with your brother and his two children in Drouin as a result. You left your employment as you could not maintain the commute.
43You had been in a longstanding relationship from 2011. Your report to Ms Fakhri, psychologist, would indicate that it was this partner that introduced you to methylamphetamine. That relationship also ended in 2015 and not long after you entered a new relationship and your instructions to your counsel were that it was at this point you were introduced to illicit drugs. It is from 2015 that your accepted criminal history commences.
44As a result of your criminal history, you have had difficulty finding employment in the same field which you had once enjoyed.
45In 2018, you set up your own business as a nail technician working from home in your garage but could not continue this work due to carpal tunnel syndrome and drug use.
46You have no children. You were 19 years of age when diagnosed with cervical cancer. You have a history of endometriosis. In late 2023, you underwent a hysterectomy. You also suffer from tachycardia.
Prior criminal history
47You have an admitted criminal history of some six court appearances between 2015 and 2019. They of course do form part of your personal circumstances.
48
You were fined without conviction by the Dandenong Magistrates' Court on
4 February 2015 for a single charge of driving whilst disqualified.
49On 19 May 2015, you again appeared at the Dandenong Magistrates' Court. Without a conviction being recorded, you were placed on a Community Correction Order for a period of 12 months for charges of possess methylamphetamine and dealing with property suspected to be the proceeds of crime. This Correction Order had treatment conditions, focusing on drug addiction and mental health.
50You contravened that Community Correction Order and were fined $300 for so doing by the Dandenong Magistrates' Court on 5 December 2016.
51On 9 August 2017, you appeared at the Dandenong Magistrates' Court for charges of drug possession, transport unauthorised explosives and two charges of possess prohibited weapon. You were fined an aggregate of $600.
52On 1 February 2019, you again appeared at the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court in relation to charges of drug possession, retaining stolen goods, deal property suspected to be the proceeds of crime and possess imitation firearm. You were placed on an adjourned undertaking for two years with conditions to continue counselling with the South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault or their nominees.
53That undertaking was contravened and on 13 November 2019 you were fined by the Melbourne Magistrates' Court for that breach. On the same day, you were sentenced to 60 days' imprisonment, reckoned as having already been served, for charges of possess a drug of dependence and traffick methylamphetamine. This term of imprisonment was in combination with a Community Correction Order of 18 months' duration, which included conditions to treat drug addiction and for mental health assessment and treatment as directed. I note that you had served 79 days' imprisonment prior to this sentence being imposed.
54Whilst not to be sentenced for your criminal history a second time, it is relevant to the principles of specific deterrence, denunciation and protection of the community in your sentencing. You do have a relevant history in relation to explosives, dealing with the proceeds of crime, and drug possession and trafficking. Your court appearances in 2019 elevate your moral culpability for the charges of drug trafficking and the weight to the sentencing considerations of both specific deterrence and protection of the community.
55Your history of course is also relevant to an assessment of your prospects for rehabilitation. Your history would indicate supervisory orders have not assisted you, nor has a brief period of imprisonment deterred you. In the past, you appear to have had a difficulty complying with sentencing orders.
Prospects for rehabilitation
56You have previously completed a 28 day stay with Pine Lodge Hospital in 2016 but returned to drug use some days after being released.
57A letter from Refocus Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation program dated 16 September 2019 indicated that, at the time of writing, you had been an inpatient for about three months and had done well in the program. The letter from Refocus describes your progress as remarkable. In this context, you would be disappointed at your own return to drug usage.
58Also in 2019, you successfully completed programs with the Court Integrated Services Program.
59I am told you relapsed to drug use in 2021.
60You have clearly undergone drug treatment at various stages, including under the auspices of a Community Correction Order. When your grandfather passed away in 2022, you were given a significant inheritance which you spent on drugs and giving money to so-called friends. This was the lead up to your offending in November of 2022.
61You did spend some time on remand before receiving bail, a period of some 71 days. Whilst this would not appear to be the longest period you have served in custody to date; these 71 days have had a degree of extra punishment in that your younger stepbrother died during that time and you were unable to attend the funeral. You were remanded into custody at the time of your plea hearing on 17 July 2024 and now have 88 days available to you as presentence detention. Actually, it is 87.
62In more recent times, there have been indications that you are looking for a different way of life. Whilst not undergoing any formal drug treatment, you have regularly attended Narcotics Anonymous. You have provided some clean urine screens and have abided by your bail conditions
63I understand that there has been no further offending since your arrest for these matters, a period of some 20 months. Whilst I expressed the negative impact of delay upon you at an earlier stage, the positive is in the further period it offers to assess your prospects for rehabilitation.
64Numerous references have been tendered on your behalf and I have had recourse to their content. References tendered have come from a variety of sources and from persons who know you in differing capacities and reflecting on the person they know you to be. You are variously described as 'warm and loving', 'reformed and grounded', and 'resilient and determined'. It is clear from the reference material that you are well regarded and play a very important role in the life of both friends and family.
65When released on bail on 19 January 2023, you went to reside with your mother, Monica Vrankar. Your mother provided an undated letter in which she details the constellation of the family home. She describes enjoying having you come to live with her, your brother and his two children since your release on bail. Your mother describes you as caring, empathetic and highly compassionate. You were an invaluable help to her looking after the family home when she went to a pain and post-traumatic disorder clinic in May of 2023.
66Your mother has a range of medical conditions. You are your mother's primary carer and a patient health summary printed 28 February 2024 indicates that Monica Vrankar receives medication for depression, asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular conditions.
67In an affidavit of support dated 20 March 2024, Monica Vrankar, details her observations of you since your return to the family home. She says that you have made an excellent turn for the better, which has had a positive impact on the entire family. Your mother describes a range of medical conditions which impact on her day-to-day life, the role you play in her personal care and your intention to be formally recognised as her carer. At that time, your brother was working full time and could not undertake such a role. Your mother is understandably concerned for her own wellbeing should you be gaoled.
68Your paternal grandfather passed away last year. You now assist your grandmother, in her 90s, on her farm in Noojee by mowing lawns and helping her with cattle.
69You have enjoyed this time with family and have not returned to drug use. I accept that you are well supported by family. Your mother, brother, niece and nephew did attend your plea hearing and are present for your sentencing.
70You are understandably concerned about the welfare of your family should you be incarcerated and concerned for your animals and their wellbeing. You will be separated from them as a result of your sentencing and, I take into account in a general sense, that this will cause you emotional distress whilst undergoing sentence.
71A confidential psychological report dated 18 March 2024 authored by Rebecca Fakhri, psychologist, has been tendered on your behalf.
72To Ms Fakhri, you denied criminal responsibility for the offending alleged in your criminal record in 2017 relating to the possession of explosives and a weapon and denied being responsible for the offending in 2019, for which you received a Community Correction Order. Ms Fakhri refers to a Community Treatment Order. In relation to the current indictment, you told Ms Fakhri that the 1,4-Butanediol and the number plate found at your premises were not yours.
73At the time of her assessment, you were presenting with a likely diagnosis of generalised anxiety disorder and a moderate level of depression. Ms Fakhri was also of the opinion that you had a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, which may have been subdued and absent at the time of your offending due to your substance misuse.
74Towards the conclusion of her report, she confirmed likely diagnoses of post‑traumatic stress disorder, stimulant use disorder, major depressive disorder and a provisional diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Your depressed mood and anxiety were exacerbated by your legal proceedings and provides some additional foundation for the medical certificate you provided in advance of your plea listing in May of 2024.
75I accept Ms Fakhri’s observations that imprisonment is likely to have a negative effect on your future outcomes, as you have made positive progress in accessing mental health professionals and abstaining from drug usage. I accept that imprisonment is likely to impact on your positive gains and increase your psychological distress by interrupting your current structure and routine. This is but one factor I need to take into account in your sentencing.
76Your counsel seeks to rely on limbs 5 and 6 of the decision in Verdins & Ors,[1] based on Ms Fakhri’s opinion that you are likely to find prison more onerous than persons without your conditions and that those with trauma and anxiety symptoms are at high risk of inappropriate or disproportionate responses due to poor emotional regulation and impulsive behaviour, which can lead to unintentional sanctions and higher vulnerability to issues with other offenders and prison staff. You are also more likely to be triggered in the custodial setting, which can cause deterioration in your mental health.
[1] R v Verdins & Ors [2007] VSCA 102 (‘Verdins’).
77Ms Fakhri assessed your likely future risk of reoffending as low to moderate. You displayed insight into your mental health, substance use and offending, and I accept that this insight, combined with an extended period in the community in which you remain offence and drug free, augurs well for your future.
78Ms Fakhri was called to give evidence at your plea hearing on 16 July 2024. She stated that your mental health and diagnosis were all linked to your offending and ability to make sound decisions, particularly your substance use, which increased your risk taking and impulsivity. These issues were exacerbated by your substance use which, in Ms Fakhri’s opinion, you used as a coping mechanism and to not deal with your underlying distress. She was not able to say what your underlying distress was at the time of your offending. Her evidence was that she didn’t have enough information to say which factor made the greater contribution to your offending behaviour.
79Ms Fakhri also gave evidence that your post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and mood disorder, can make your prison experience more difficult and increase your depressive symptoms, particularly if there is no mental health treatment. Under cross-examination she agreed that her opinion was a 'broad brush' given for people with poor mental health. Apart from one previous client, she did not have an understanding of what could be accessed by you in the prison system in terms of your mental health.
80On the state of the evidence, I am not satisfied that I can apply limbs 5 or 6 of the decision in Verdins.[2]
[2] Verdins.
81At your plea hearing, your counsel advised that your brother has more limited work presently, but if incarcerated, as a result you might need to put a stay on the mortgage, possibly sell the house and put your animals down. You have delayed medical procedures for breast augmentation and carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of these proceedings.
82I have already indicated, and I again indicate, that I do take into account that separation from family after an extended period on bail and in circumstances where you are concerned for your mother’s and family’s welfare, including your own, and for that of your animals, is an additional stressor for you during your imprisonment.
83Overall, your prospects now may be greater than they have been in the more recent past.
Sentencing submissions
84The Crown submits that, given your relevant prior history and the overall assessment of the gravity of your offending, all relevant sentencing principles call for the imposition of a head sentence with a non-parole period.
85Your counsel contends that, in relation to charge 1, an exception can be found to s5(2) of the Sentencing Act 1991 and the court could look to impose a combination sentence, that is, a term of imprisonment in combination with a Community Correction Order.
86The exception sought to be relied on is that under either s5(2H)(c)(i) or (c)(ii). That is, if the offender proves on the balance of probabilities that either:
(a) At the time of the commission of the offence, he or she had impaired mental functioning that is causally linked to the commission of the offence and substantially and materially reduces the offender’s culpability (not including impairment to mental functioning caused substantially by self-induced intoxication); or
(b) The offender has impaired mental functioning that would result in the offender being subject to substantially and materially greater than the ordinary burden or risks of imprisonment.
87
'Impaired mental functioning' is defined as having the same meaning as in
s10A of the Act, which defines the term to include a mental illness within the meaning of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act2022. That meaning is contained in s4 of that Act as ‘a medical condition that is characterised by a significant disturbance of thought, mood, perception or memory'.
88You seek to rely on the evidence of Ms Fakhri to satisfy that exception through her report dated 18 March 2024 and evidence given on 16 July 2024.
89The Crown contend that the threshold is not overcome.
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Given your admitted excessive drug use and the time of your offending and
Ms Fakhri’s evidence that she had insufficient information to say which factor made the greater contribution to your offending, the exception under s5(2H)(c)(i) would not appear to be available to you.
91In her evidence, Ms Fakhri agreed with the proposition read to her that you had impaired mental functioning that would result in the offender being subject to risk substantially and materially greater than the ordinary burden or risks of imprisonment. There was a ‘yes’ answer to that proposition and it was not explored further. I do not accept this evidence as providing an exception to s5(2H)(c)(ii) given the entirety of her report in combination with her oral evidence given at your plea hearing.
92In any event, I do not see a combination sentence as available in relation to charge 1, alone or in combination with your other offending, regardless of any application of s5(2H) and the exception which you seek.
93I do, however, see merit in an extended period of supported transition for your return to the community as a mechanism for its protection and in fostering your continued rehabilitation.
94I'll just now ask either of you, Ms Struthers and Mr Jakobson, whether there's any factual errors or any other matters you need to bring to my attention.
95MS STRUTHERS: No, nothing from me, Your Honour.
96HER HONOUR: Mr Jakobson?
97MR JAKOBSON: Nothing in terms of factual errors, no, Your Honour.
98HER HONOUR: Anything else?
99MR JAKOBSON: Just that Ms Vrankar has started commencing work whilst in custody. She is currently working as a kitchenhand, so she's trying to make the most of her efforts and focus-apparently there is limitations on courses until she is sentenced and that is obviously going to happen today.
100HER HONOUR: Well, the indications to me already are that she will use her time in custody wisely and that's another factor I take into account. Thank you.
101MR JAKOBSON: Yes.
Sentencing
102I do make the ancillary orders as sought for the disposal and forfeiture of scheduled items.
103The basic purposes for which a court may impose a sentence are punishment, general and specific deterrence, rehabilitation, denunciation and protection of the community. In sentencing you, I must have regard to a range of matters such as the seriousness of the offending, your culpability for it, your personal circumstances and those of any victim.
104I am also required to balance the interests of the community in denouncing criminal conduct with the interests of the community clearly has in seeking to ensure, where possible, that offenders are rehabilitated and are reintegrated into society.
105I have taken into account the sentencing guidelines referred to in s5 of the Sentencing Act 1991 where relevant to your case. I have taken into account current sentencing practices for the offences to which you have pleaded guilty and the principles of both totality and proportionality. I have had regard to the Sentencing Snapshots provided on your behalf.
106I sentence as follows. In terms of the related summary offences:
(a) Charge 10 – deal with property suspected to be the proceeds of crime, referencing $2,045, two months' imprisonment;
(b) Charge 16, fail to comply with direction to assist, one month's imprisonment.
107With totality in mind, each of these terms of imprisonment will be concurrent with those to be imposed on the indictment.
108In terms of the indictment, you are sentenced as follows:
(a) Charge 1, trafficking in a drug of dependence in not less than a commercial quantity, you are convicted and sentenced to two years and four months' imprisonment. This is the base sentence.
(b) Charge 2, trafficking in a drug of dependence, 18 months' imprisonment.
(c) Charge 3, possess a drug of dependence, convicted and discharged.
(d) Charge 4, negligently deal with the proceeds of crime, convicted and fined $500.
(e) Charge 5, possess explosive substance, referencing the fireworks, convicted and fined $1750.
109Eight months of charge 2 is cumulative on charge 1. Your total effective sentence is therefore one of three years' imprisonment. I fix a period of 20 months before you are eligible for parole. Eighty-seven days are reckoned as having already been served.
110Section 6AAA of the Sentencing Act requires me to state the sentence I would have imposed if you had not pleaded guilty to the charges. If not for your pleas of guilty, you would have been sentenced you to four years and six months' imprisonment with a minimum of three years and two months before being eligible for parole.
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