R v Vickers [2019] NSWDC 735

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Vickers [2019] NSWDC 735 Hearing dates: 5 July 2019, 10 July 2019 Date of orders: 20 August 2019 Decision date: 20 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Bright DCJ Decision: Sentenced to a total aggregate sentence of seven years imprisonment to date from 19 May 2018 and expire on 18 May 2025 and a non-parole period of four years to date from 19 May 2018 and expire on 18 May 2022.

The earliest date for eligibility for parole is 18 May 2022.

In respect of the offence of possess ammunition, H60772226 (sequence 3), pursuant to s 10A, the offence is proven with no further penalty.

In respect of the offence of intentionally damage or destroy property, H66772226 (sequence 16), a Community Corrections Order for a period of 12 months with the standard conditions.

In respect of the offence of possess prohibited weapon, H68469955 (sequence 5), A Community Corrections Order for 12 months also with the standard conditions. Confiscation order made by consent. Catchwords: Criminal-Sentence-publish false and misleading material to obtain financial advantage-do act with intent to pervert the course of justice-identity theft-supply prohibited drug-deal with proceeds of crime-possess shortened firearm Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act, 1999 Crimes Act, 1900 Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act, 1985 Firearms Act, 1996 Weapons Prohibition Act, 1998 Cases Cited: Bugmy v R [2013] HCA 37 Cahyadi v R [2007[ NSWCCA 1 DPP Commonwealth v De La Rosa (2010) NSWCCA 194 R v Lachlan [2015] NSWCCA 178 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Damian Ross VICKERS (the Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms Marina Kiriakos for the Offender