R v Burrell [2022] NSWDC 719

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Burrell [2022] NSWDC 719 Decision date: 02 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bright DCJ Decision: I sentence you to a non-parole period of one year to date from today to December 2022 and expire on 1 December 2023. There will be a balance of term on parole of one year and three months, to expire on 1 March 2025. The total term of the sentence is two years and three months. I direct your release to parole on 1 December 2023, being the expiry of the non-parole period. The licence disqualification will be for one year, nine months and seven days. The starting term was three years, less the time already served, between 9 September 21 and 2 December 22, on disqualification. In relation to the offence of drive with illicit drug present pursuant to s 10A, Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, you are convicted with no further penalty. You are disqualified from driving in relation to that offence for the automatic period of six months. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Non-parole period Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 No 40 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 92 Road Transport Act 2013 No 18 Cases Cited: Apulu v R [2022] NSWCCA 244 DPP Commonwealth v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 R v White [2002] 55 NSWLR 252 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Tamika Burrell (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Macmillan (Crown) Mr P Stitz (Offender) File Number(s): 2021/00260273