R v Hooker [2019] NSWDC 351

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Hooker [2019] NSWDC 351 Hearing dates: 17 June 2019 Date of orders: 17 June 2019 Decision date: 17 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bennett SC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence of imprisonment of 3 years 4 months with a non-parole period of 2 years Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug — Indictable quantity CRIME — Drug offences — Supply prohibited drug — Deemed supply SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Special circumstances SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Multiple offences — Aggregate sentences SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment Legislation Cited: Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989 Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: Attorney General's application under s 37 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002, [2002] NSWCCA 518 Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Virginia Grace Hooker (Offender) Representation: Kylie Latimer (Crown) Mark Higgins (counsel) (Offender)

Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Lenz Legal (Offender) File Number(s): 2018/00108517 & 2018/00372312

EX TEMPORE Judgement (REVISED)

Introduction 1. Virginia Grace Hooker is before me today for sentence in respect of two episodes of misconduct, the second of which was committed while she was on bail awaiting the continuation of the proceedings in respect of the first. I shall deal with the matters sequentially. The Crown has tendered two bundles of material one for each of the prosecutions.