R v HERMANSSON, Brock Dean [2018] NSWDC 95

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v HERMANSSON, Brock Dean [2018] NSWDC 95 Hearing dates: 24 November 2017 and 21 February 2018 Date of orders: 23 February 2018 Decision date: 23 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge S Norrish QC Decision: Full time custodial sentence. Full details at [87]. Catchwords: Criminal – sentence – pleas of guilty – supply prohibited drug – MDMA – possession of a prohibited weapon – taser – two matters on a Form 1 – pre-sentence custody – quasi-custody at Odyssey House – 28 years old – no prior criminal history – started using illicit drugs at 18 years old – positive reports on continuing drug rehabilitation and insight and remorse for offending – no mental health condition present at the time of offending – full discount for early plea of guilty – delay – special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Weapon Prohibition Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 147 Blackman and Walters [2001] NSWCCA 121 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Hammoud Kovacevic (2000) 111 A Crim R 131 Parente v The Queen [2017] NSWCCA 284 Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Palu [2002] NSWCCA 381 Robertson v R [2017] NSWCCA 205 The Queen v Sullivan [2004] NSWCCA 99 Truss v The Queen [2008] NSWCCA 325 Yardley v Betts (1979) 22 SASR 108 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina Brock Dean Hermansson Representation: Representatives: Ms. Turner – Director of Public Prosecutions Ms. Evans – Offender File Number(s): 2016/00235881