R v HONEYSETT, Mitchell Leonard [2016] NSWDC 387

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v HONEYSETT, Mitchell Leonard [2016] NSWDC 387 Date of orders: 12 February 2016 Decision date: 12 February 2016 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge S Norrish QC Decision: Full-time custodial sentence. For orders see [71] Catchwords: CRIMINAL – knowingly take part in supply of MDMA – ongoing supply of prohibited drugs – supply cannabis – SENTENCE – opportunistic role – early plea of guilty – totality of sentence – concurrency of sentence based on the similarity of offending – undercover police operation – background and upbringing of the offender – general deterrence in light of the prisoner's intellectual functioning Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Cases Cited: R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] 49 NSWCCA 309 Pearce v R (1998) 194 CLR 610 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] HCA 194 Scognamiglio (1991) 56 A Crim R 81 Letteri R v Engert (1995) 84 Crim R 67 R v Israil [2002] NSWCCA 255 R v Hemsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v Bloomfield [1998] 44 NSWSC 342 R v Clark (NSWCCA, unreported, 5.3.1990) R v Mirza [2007] NSWCCA 257 Fayd'Herbe v R [2007] NSWCCA 20 Regina v Hoon; Regina v Pouoa [2000] NSWCCA 137 R v Giang [2001] NSWCCA 276 Polley v R [2015] NSWCCA 247 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Mitchell Leonard Honeysett (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr. Meredith (Crown) Mr. Michael King (Defendant) File Number(s): 2015/00177868 Publication restriction: Nil