Aggregate sentence of 6 years 6 months with a non-parole period of 3 years 3 months
Catchwords:
CRIME - multiple offences - supply large commercial quantity of prohibited drug methylamphetamine - Acquire ammunition subject to Firearms Prohibition Order - Do act with intent to pervert the course of justice - Deal with property reasonably suspected proceeds of crime - Do act with intent to pervert the course of justice - Police pursuit – confiscation of proceeds of crime
SENTENCING - Relevant factors on sentence – multiple offences – assessing objective seriousness of each offence - Form 1 – accumulation and concurrence - accumulation on existing sentence - totality – parity and proportionality with a number of co-offenders - starting date - impact of COVID - good use of time in custody - childhood trauma - childhood deprivation
Legislation Cited:
Courts (Suppression and Nonpublication Orders) Act 2010
[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.
[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.
[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.
Consideration
[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.
[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.
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R v Porter (a pseudonym) [2022] NSWDC 680
Case
[2022] NSWDC 680
Decision Date
CaseChat Overview and Summary
The case of R v Porter involved a defendant charged with multiple serious offences, including the supply of a large commercial quantity of the prohibited drug methylamphetamine, acquiring ammunition in contravention of a Firearms Prohibition Order, and two counts of perverting the course of justice by dealing with property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime. The matter was heard in the Supreme Court of Queensland.
The court was tasked with determining the objective seriousness of each offence, assessing how these should accumulate and concur within the sentencing framework. It also needed to consider the totality principle in relation to co-offenders, the starting date for the sentence, and mitigating factors such as the impact of COVID-19, the defendant's good use of time in custody, and personal circumstances including childhood trauma and deprivation.
The court considered the statutory sentencing guidelines and principles applicable to each offence. It examined the aggravating factors of the multiple and serious nature of the crimes, and the defendant's intent and role in the commission of these offences. Mitigating factors such as the defendant's personal background were also evaluated. After considering these elements, the court imposed an aggregate sentence of 6 years and 6 months imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 3 years and 3 months.
The court made clear that the sentence should reflect the seriousness of the offences while also taking into account the defendant's personal circumstances and the need for proportionality and parity with co-offenders. The sentence was structured to ensure that the defendant's culpability and the impact on the community were appropriately addressed.
Orders
Orders of the court
Aggregate sentence of 6 years 6 months with a non-parole period of 3 years 3 months