R v Jennings; R v Turner [2021] NSWDC 303

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Jennings; R v Turner [2021] NSWDC 303 Hearing dates: 18 February 2021 Date of orders: 18 February 2021 Decision date: 18 February 2021 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: Jennings: An aggregate sentence of three years with a non-parole period of 20 months: at [62]. Turner: An aggregate sentence of two years and four months with a non-parole period of 13 months: [63]-[64]. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Breach of conditional liberty — Record of previous convictions SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Rehabilitation — Remorse SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Co-offenders — Deterrence — Form 1 offences — Moral culpability — Multiple offences — Objective seriousness — Purposes of sentencing SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Drug addiction — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Firearms Act 1996 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Parente v R [2017] NSWCCA 284 Petkos v The Queen [2020] NSWCCA 55 R v Campbell; R v Smith [2019] NSWCCA 1 R v Fangaloka [2019] NSWCCA 173 R v Payne [2005] NSWCAA 84 Wany v DPP [2020] NSWCA 318 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions)