NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Towers [2024] NSWDC 494 Hearing dates: 20 September 2024 Date of orders: 18 October 2024 Decision date: 18 October 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Scotting DCJ Decision: 1 Jonathan Towers is convicted. 2 I have considered s 5 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 and I am satisfied that having considered all possible alternatives that no penalty other than imprisonment is appropriate. 3 I impose an aggregate term of imprisonment of 6 years and 6 months with a non-parole period of 4 years to date from 24 November 2022. 4 The non-parole period will expire on 23 November 2026 and the head sentence will expire on 23 May 2029. 5 The offender will be eligible to be released on parole on 23 November 2026. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug — Large commercial quantity Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: R v Olbrich (1999) 199 CLR 270 Category: Sentence Parties: Rex (Crown) Jonathon Towers (Offender) Representation: Counsel: M Ainsworth / M Kiriakos (Offender)
Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Carmody Lawyers (Offender) File Number(s): 2022/354979 Publication restriction: None
JUDGMENT 1. Jonathan Towers (the offender) appears for sentence after pleading guilty in the Local Court to the following offences: Sequence Offence Maximum Penalty/ SNPP H76203171 1 Supply a large commercial quantity of prohibited drug (6915.47g of MDMA) contrary to s 25(2) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Life imprisonment SNPP 15 years 2 Supply a large commercial quantity of prohibited drug (1834.42g of cocaine) contrary to s 25(2) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Life imprisonment SNPP 15 years 18 Deal with property reasonably suspected to be the proceeds of crime (greater than $100,000) contrary to s 193C(1) Crimes Act 1900 5 years imprisonment 19 Possess a prohibited weapon without a permit (extendable baton) contrary to s 7(1) Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 14 years imprisonment SNPP 5 years
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