R v Jason Joseph JOHNSON [2010] NSWDC 242

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: R v Jason Joseph JOHNSON [2010] NSWDC 242

HEARING DATE(S): 1 October 2010, 22 October 2010

JUDGMENT DATE: 22 October 2010

JURISDICTION: Criminal

JUDGMENT OF: Haesler DCJ SC

Count 4 - section 7(1) firearms offence. NPP 2 years 1 month with a balance of sentence of 8 months. The total sentence for Count 4 is 2 years 9 months. Count 3 - firearms offence involving the rifle. NPP 1 year 10 months with a balance of sentence of 8 months. The total sentence for Count 3 is 2 years 6 months which the offender will commence serving after having served 9 months for Count 4. DECISION: Count 2 - money laundering offence. Fixed term of 14 months concurrent with Count 1. Count 1 - supply count. NPP 2 years 1 month with a balance of sentence of 1 year 3 months. The total sentence for Count 1 is 3 years 4 months, to commence 1 year and 8 months after the offender first went into custody. The total effective sentence is 5 years, with a non-parole period of 3 years 9 months. The offender will become eligible for release to parole on 27 November 2010.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL - Supply prohibited drug - Firearms offences - Proceeds of crime - Operation Schoale

Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes Act 1900 Firearms Act 1996 Weapons Prohibition Act 1998

PARTIES: Regina Jason Joseph Johnson

FILE NUMBER(S): 2009/00013336

COUNSEL: Mr A Conwell (Offender)

SOLICITORS: Ms F Gray (Director of Public Prosecutions) Mr P Conaghan (Offender)

SENTENCE

Introduction

1. On 28 February 2007 police executed a search warrant on residential premises and a garage in Bonnyrigg, a suburb of Sydney. Jason Joseph Johnson (the offender), who lived at the premises with his parents and other family members, was working in the garage at the time.