R (Cth) v Cole [2024] NSWDC 436

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R (Cth) v Cole [2024] NSWDC 436 Hearing dates: 5 September 2024 Date of orders: 17 September 2024 Decision date: 17 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC ADCJ Decision: See [251]-[255] Catchwords: CRIME – Sentence – Commonwealth Crime – Use carriage service to transmit child abuse material – text based child abuse material - produce child abuse material – texting text based child abuse material – Victim aged sixteen years – Coerced into crime. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Crimes (Sentencing Procedures) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (NSW) Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 DPP (Cth) v Beattie [2017] NSWCCA 301 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Edmund Heathcote (A Pseudonym) v R [2014] VSCA 37 Hoskins v R [2021] NSWCCA 169 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 McGregor v R (2021/283147) Minehan v R (2010) 201 A Crim R 243 Moiler v R [2021] NSWCCA 73 R v Bredal [2024] NSWCCA 75 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Kelly (Edward) [1999] 2 All ER 13 R v Tootell ex parte AG [2012] QCA 273 R(Cth) v Shane Stewart The Queen v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 Xiao v R (2018) 96 NSWLR 1 Category: Sentence Parties: Joanne Cole (Defendant) The Crown (Prosecution) Representation: Counsel: J Wilcox (Defence) Solicitors: W Glowrey (Defence) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions File Number(s): 2023/00033707