Regina v Thomas William Hudson [2007] NSWDC 260

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Regina v Thomas William Hudson [2007] NSWDC 260

JUDGMENT DATE: 9 February 2007

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 9 February 2007

JURISDICTION: Criminal

JUDGMENT OF: Finnane QC DCJ

DECISION: In relation to each matter I impose on the offender a sentence of three years imprisonment, with three years non parole. That sentence will go in each case from the 17th of August 2006 to the 16th of August 2009 and the balance from the 17th of August 2009 to the 16th of August 2011. He is to be released on the 16th of August 2009 to parole. ; As I have said each sentence is to be concurrent.

CATCHWORDS: sentence - parity of sentence - ephedrine - methylamphetmaine - conspiracy to manufacture - prohibited drug - high chances or re-offending - lack of remorse - little in way of special circumstances - role of offender - age of offender as possible deterrence to re-offending

PARTIES: Regina Thomas William Hudson

FILE NUMBER(S): 06/11/0371

COUNSEL: Mr G Rowling for the Crown Mr J Fliece for the Offender

SOLICITORS: Ms J Brown for NSW DPP MJ Woods & Co for the Offender

SENTENCE

1 HIS HONOUR: The offender Thomas William Hudson, who was born on the 12th of April 1947, comes before me today for sentence following his conviction at a trial, which lasted from the 11th of September 2006 to the 26th of October 2006. He was charged with three counts. One of attempting to manufacture ephedrine on the 7th of September 2004 at Coopernook, the second being between the 7th of September 2004 and the 30th of September 2004 of manufacturing a prohibited drug namely methylamphetamine, and the third between the 1st of September 2003 and the 5th of August 2005 conspiring with John Henry Griffiths and others to manufacture ephedrine.