R v Meier [2024] NSWDC 375

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Meier [2024] NSWDC 375 Hearing dates: 3/10/23-12/10/23, 11/12/23, 15/3/24, 4/4/24, 7/6/24, 21/6/24 Date of orders: 21 June 2024 Decision date: 21 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bourke SC DCJ Decision: Convicted and sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment of 4 years 10 months with a NPP of 3 years (3/2/24-2/2/27). I find special circumstances. The indicative sentences are: Re plea indictment dated 20/10/22: (25 percent discount taken into account): Count 1 Possess 8 unreg firearms – 3y with NPP 1y 10m (Form 1 taken into account) Re trial indictment dated 20/10/22 : Count 1 Use offensive weapon to intimidate – (Form 1 taken into account) – 12m Count 3 Possess proh weapon without permit – 9m with NPP 6m Count 4 Use offensive weapon to intimidate – 3y 4m Count 6 AOABH – 18m Re further matters committed from Burwood Local Court on 4/6/24 (H172664402) (25 percent discount taken into account): Seq 3 Possess proh weapon without permit – 18m with NPP 11m Seq 6 Possess unauthorised pistol – 18m with NPP 11m Seq 7 Possess unauthorised pistol – 18m with NPP 11m Seq 8 Possess proh weapon in contravention of Weapons Prohibition Order – 9m Seq 10 Possess firearm in contravention of Firearms Prohibition Order – 10m (Form 1 taken into account) Catchwords: Crime – Sentence – Use offensive weapon with intent to intimidate – Possess prohibited weapon – Being unlawfully in possession of more than three firearms – Possess prohibited weapon in contravention of weapon prohibition order – Domestic violence Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Firearms Act 1996 Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 Cases Cited: Commonwealth DPP v De La Rosa (2010) 283 ALR 324 Field v R [2020] NSWCCA 105 R v Lachlan [2015] NSWCCA 178 R v Mahmud [2010] NSW CCA 219 Taylor v R [2018] NSW CCA 50 Category: Sentence Parties: NSW DPP – Crown Alexander Geoffrey Meier Representation: Mr A Poulos for Crown Mr W Brewer for Accused File Number(s): 21/314929, 24/50174 Publication restriction: Statutory non-publication order in relation to the identity of the victim