R v Thomson [2020] NSWDC 577

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Thomson [2020] NSWDC 577 Hearing dates: 21 August 2020 Date of orders: 21 August 2020 Decision date: 21 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: A term of imprisonment of 12 months to be served by way of an intensive corrections order pursuant to s 7(1) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999: at [11]. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Rehabilitation — Remorse — Unlikely to re-offend — Plea of guilty SENTENCING — Penalties — Intensive correction orders SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Circumstances of offence — Multiple offences — Maximum penalty — Objective seriousness SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Drug addiction — Health issues Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Law Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997 Cases Cited: Nil Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown)

James Thomson (Offender) Representation: Ms Tasneem (Solicitor Advocate for the Crown)

Ms Fernando (Counsel for the offender) File Number(s): 2019/176835 Publication restriction: Pursuant to s 7 of Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010, there is to be no publication of the assumed identity or of any document that identifies, or might facilitate the identification of the assumed identity of the witness known by the pseudonym "Ken".