R v Roach, Anthony [2010] NSWDC 75

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: R v Roach, Anthony [2010] NSWDC 75

JUDGMENT DATE: 9 March 2010

JURISDICTION: Criminal

JUDGMENT OF: Nicholson SC DCJ

Convicted. DECISION: Sentence to a minimum term of 12 months imprisonment to date form the 4th December 2008 and expiring on the 3rd December 2009. Balance of term of 6 months to expire on the 3rd June 2010. I order the offender's release on the 3rd December 2009. Pursuant to Section 52 of the Crime (Sentencing Procedure) Act, I order the offender:

CATCHWORDS: Criminal Law - Sentence - Drugs - Knowingly take part in supply of cannabis - offender offers safe storage site for principal drug supplier's stock - selling 10 ounces weekly for 4 month period - substatntial syndicate supply at behest of principal - money deliveries from sellers to principal made by offender - total offending period 13 months.

R v Gladue [1999] 1SCR 688 [80] CASES CITED: R v Cuthbert [1967] 2 NSWR 329 R v Rushby [1977] NSWLR 597 R v Hayes [1984] 1 NSWLR 740

PARTIES: Regina Anthony Wayne Roach

FILE NUMBER(S): 2009/10134

COUNSEL: K. Robinson

SOLICITORS: Crown: Mr N Tran-Dinh Office of DPP, Dubbo

JUDGMENT 1. A police Strike Force Monkman was initiated by the Dubbo based detectives to target cannabis suppliers in the Dubbo area. A syndicate of cannabis suppliers in a network managed by one Sue Peachey was discovered through the operations of Strike Force Monkman. Relevant use of modern police methods, including surveillance and telephone taps, uncovered a number of cannabis suppliers, including Anthony Roach. He was arrested on 4 December 2008 and charged in relation to his role in that syndicate. Today he is formally to be held accountable for knowingly taking part in supplying cannabis in the Dubbo region between 31 October 2007 and 5 December 2008.