NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v WEAVER [2020] NSWDC 556 Hearing dates: 9 July 2020 Date of orders: 24 September 2020 Decision date: 24 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Lerve DCJ Decision: Sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment of 4 years and 4 months, with non parole period of 2 years 7 months, Catchwords: CRIME – sentencing – possess 31 unregistered firearms including 7 prohibited firearms and one pistol not authorised by licence or permit – possess shortened firearm – weapons deliberately stockpiled in belief "in external threats" – general deterrence – strong subjective case - no previous offences – court not persuaded regarding issues of hardship to third parties or extra curial punishment Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 Criminal Procedure Act, 1986 Explosives Act, 2004 Firearms Act, 1996 Cases Cited: Alameddine v R [2006] NSWCCA 317 Athos v R (2013) 83 NSWLR 224; [2013] NSWCCA 205 Atkinson v Coles supermarkets Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1063 Edwards v R (1996) 90 A Crim R 510 Einfield v R (2010) 200 A Crim R 1 Hinton (2002) 134 A Crim R 286 Hopley v R [2008] NSWCCA 105 Kabir v R [2020] NSWCCA 139 Kember v R [2020] NSWCCA 152 Kenny v R [2010] NSWCCA 6 Laspina v R [2016] NSWCCA 181 Mack & Mack v R [2009] NSWCCA 216 Moodie v R [2020] NSWCCA 160 Nabalarua v R [2020] NSWCCA 68 Parente v R (2017) 96 NSWLR 633; [2017] NSWCCA 284 R v Byrne (1998) 104 A Crim R 456 R v Lachlan (2015) 252 A Crim R 277; [2015] NSWCCA 178 R v Smith & Campbell [2019] NSWCCA 1 Taitoko v R [2020] NSWCCA 43 Taylor v R [2018] NSWCCA 50 The Attorney Generals Application Under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 No. 1 of 2002 otherwise known as the Guideline Judgment on Form matters reportd (2002) 56 NSWLR 146. Whybrow v R [2008] NSWCCA 270 Zerafa [2013] NSWCCA 222 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Roger Byron WEAVER (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Glissan QC (for the Offender)
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