R v Hill; R v King [2018] NSWDC 300

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hill; R v King [2018] NSWDC 300 Hearing dates: 28 September 2018 Date of orders: 12 October 2018 Decision date: 12 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: 1. Matthew James King is convicted.

In light of the plea of guilty the offender is sentenced to a period of 4 years and six months imprisonment to commence on the 2 April 2018 and to expire on 1 October 2022.

The offender is also sentenced to an additional term of 2 years and three months to date from 2 October 2022 and to expire on 1 January 2025.

Earliest release date shall be on 1 October 2022 subject to a decision of the State Parole Authority. I take into account the matters on the Form 1.

2. Amie Jayne Hill is convicted.

In light of the plea the offender is sentenced to 4 years imprisonment commencing on 2 October 2017 and expiring on 1 October 2021. Thereafter the offender is to serve an additional term of 2 years commencing 2 October 2021 and expiring on 1 October 2023, during which you shall be eligible to be released to parole.

Earliest release date shall be 1 October 2021.

I take into account of the offences on the Form 1.

As the sentence for offender Hill has overall less than 6 years remaining, I refer the Offender to the Drug Court to determine if the Offender is eligible for a Compulsory Drug Treatment Order.

I take no action on the breach of the section 9 bond. Catchwords: SENTENCING – Aggravating factors – Causing victim to take drug, alcohol or intoxicating substance