NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ritson [2024] NSWDC 202 Hearing dates: 11 April 2024 10 May 2024 Date of orders: 10 May 2024 Decision date: 10 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Anderson SC DCJ Decision: (1) The offender is convicted in relation to both of the matters before the Court. (2) With respect to the offence of possessing an unregistered firearm, the offender is sentenced to a fixed term of imprisonment of 4 months, commencing 15 February 2022 and expiring 14 June 2022. (3) With respect to the offence of being involved in a conspiracy to import a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug, the offender is sentenced to a non parole period of 7 years, commencing 14 March 2022 and expiring 13 March 2029, with an additional term of 3 years and 6 months, expiring 13 September 2032, making a total head sentence of 10 years and 6 months. Catchwords: CRIMINAL – sentence – Commonwealth drug importation offence Legislation Cited: Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Cases Cited: Tyler v Regina; Regina v Chalmers [2007] NSWCCA 247 Category: Sentence Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Peter Ritson (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms R Suters (Crown) Ms G Jewison (Offender)
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