R v Williams [2022] NSWDC 189

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Williams [2022] NSWDC 189 Hearing dates: 26 May 2022 Date of orders: 07 June 2022 Decision date: 07 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Priestley SC DCJ Decision: (1) Of the offences stated on the indictment and on the section 166 certificate the offender is convicted. (2) In respect of count 1 and the section 166 certificate matters I impose in each case a Community Correction Order for a term of 2 years to date from today, and with the standard conditions. (3) In respect of the remaining eight counts on the indictment, and with the Form 1 matters having been taken into account in relation to count 6, for the reasons set out herein the offender is sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment of 7½ years to date from 16 September 2020 and expiring on 15 March 2028, and with a non parole period of 4 years to date from 16 September 2020. Catchwords: CRIME — Firearms offences — Unauthorised use/possession of firearm CRIME — Drug offences — Manufacture prohibited drug CRIME — Drug offences — Cultivate prohibited plant CRIME — Participate in Criminal Group Legislation Cited: Firearms Act Drug Misuse & Trafficking Act Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Muldrock (2011) 244 CLR 120 Redfern v R [2012] NSWCCA 178 MAK [2006] NSWCCA 381 Mill v The Queen [1988] HCA 70 Cahyadi v R [2007] NSWCCA 1 R v Mangano [2006] NSWCCA 35; (2006) ACrimR 480 R v Cook [2022] NSWDC 157 Texts Cited: Attorney General's Application under s37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 per Spigelman CJ Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Edward Williams (Offender) Representation: Swift Crown Prosecutor for the Director of Public Prosecutions for NSW