Jones v R [2016] NSWCCA 230

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jones v R [2016] NSWCCA 230 Hearing dates: 7 September 2016 Decision date: 21 October 2016 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Price J at [2]; Hidden AJ at [3] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentence appeal – supplying large commercial quantity of prohibited drug - knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime – possessing a prohibited weapon – aggregate sentence passed – indicative sentences of imprisonment for all three offences – whether aggregate sentence excessive – focus on whether custodial sentence warranted for possessing prohibited weapon Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 Cases Cited: Hili and Jones v The Queen 242 CLR 520, [2010] HCA 45 JM v R [2014] NSWCCA 297 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Reginald Jones - Applicant Regina - Respondent Crown Representation: Counsel: M Smith (Applicant) V Lydiard (Respondent Crown)

Solicitors: McGirr Lawyers (Applicant) C. Hyland, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Respondent Crown) File Number(s): 2014/83999 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: District Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Criminal Date of Decision: 10 July 2015 Before: Hanley DCJ File Number(s): 2014/83999