R v Teece [2020] NSWDC 920

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Teece [2020] NSWDC 920 Date of orders: 4 December 2020; 11 December 2020 Decision date: 11 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: King SC DCJ Decision: Convicted. Count 3 SEQ 002 (CTH offence) Count 4 SEQ 003 (CTH offence) Indicative sentence: SEQ 002, 003: 9 months' imprisonment Aggregate sentence: The offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 1 year commencing on 9 March 2020, to be released to recognizance after 8 months, on 8 November 2020, for the balance of term of 4 months to expire on 8 March 2021. Count 1 SEQ 006 – NSW offence: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 5 years and 6 months comprising a NPP of 4 years to commence on 9 September 2020 and to expire on 8 September 2024 on which date the offender will become first eligible for parole. The balance of term of 1 year and 6 months will expire on 8 March 2026. Catchwords: CRIMINAL – sentence after trial – guilty pleas to Counts 2 (alt), 3 and 4 on indictment – use carriage service to menace - convicted on Count 1 at trial - possess an offensive weapon in company with intent to commit an indictable offence, namely, intimidation – joint criminal enterprise – statutory aggravating features - subjective matters Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Teece, Matthew Representation: Counsel: Crown: Mr M McAuliffe Defence: Mr S Loomes Solicitors: Crown: Mr L Betts Defence: Mr M Stidwill File Number(s): 2019/00225907