R v Shannon [2019] NSWDC 942

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Shannon [2019] NSWDC 942 Hearing dates: 17, 18 October 2019 Date of orders: 18 October 2019 Decision date: 18 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bright DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of 7 years and 6 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of 4 years and 6 months. Pursuant to s 18(1) of the Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act, cash in the sum of $13,440 forfeited to the State. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Special circumstances SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Accumulation, concurrency and totality SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Form 1 offences SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Parity Legislation Cited: Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Mack v R [2009] NSWCCA 216 Parente v R [2017] NSWCCA 284 R v West [2014] NSWCCA 250 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Kurt Patric Shannon (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr J O'Sullivan (Offender)