R v Selena Jahnsen [2016] NSWDC 158

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Selena Jahnsen [2016] NSWDC 158 Hearing dates: 28 July 2016 Decision date: 05 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: For orders see [44] Catchwords: Deemed supply of methylamphetamine; full-time custodial sentence; offender referred for assessment for Intensive Correction Order Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999? Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: EF v R [2015] NSWCCA 36 PAK v R [2015] NSWCCA 45 R v Cacciola (1998) 104 ACrimR 178 R v Clarke NSWCCA unreported, 15 March 1990 R v Gu [2006] NSWCCA 104 R v Dodd (1991) 57 ACrimR 349 R v Wong [1999] NSWCCA 420 Youssef v R [2014] NSWCCA 285 Category: Sentence Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Selena Jahnsen (Offender) Representation: Counsel: S Schaudin (Offender)

Solicitors: N Rastovic (Crown) File Number(s): 15/350240 Publication restriction: Nil

REMARKS ON SENTENCE 1. The offender was committed for sentence on 22 March 2016 from Taree Local Court. She entered a plea of guilty at the earliest opportunity to one count of deemed supply of methylamphetamine pursuant to s 25(1) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 ("the DMTA"). 2. The offence carries a maximum penalty of 15 years and/or 2,000 penalty units. There is no standard non-parole period prescribed. 3. The offender has asked that two matters be taken into account on a Form 1. Those offences are as follows: 1. Supply prohibited drug (3.4 grams methylamphetamine). 2. Goods suspected stolen in premises ($3,800.00). 1. The offender was arrested on 27 November 2015 and spent one day in custody before her release on bail.