R v Flowers [2019] NSWDC 830

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Flowers [2019] NSWDC 830 Hearing dates: 1 March 2019; 22 March 2019 Decision date: 29 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Norrish QC DCJ Decision: Aggregate sentence 7 years 6 months imprisonment; non-parole period 4 years; forfeiture order of $112,220; drug destruction order. Catchwords: CRIME – Sentence – supply indictable quantity of prohibited drug (cocaine) – just below mid-range of objective seriousness – multiple transactions over some months – large quantities of high purity -undercover operative ordered drugs by phone - from which he suffers – trusted employee – industrious worker – prior relationships were co-dependent on drug use – previous treatment for depression – high levels of anxiety and depression reported by psychologist – prior criminal history of drug possession – special circumstances. Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application No. 1 [2002] 56 NSWLR 147 Bugmy v R [1990] 169 CLR 525. Henry v R [1999] 46 NSWLR 346 Hilli and Jones v R [2010] HCA 45 Kearsley v R [2017] NSWCCA 28 Mill v R [1988] 166 CLR 59 Muldrock v R [2011] 224 CLR 120 Pearce v R [1998] 194 CLR 610 R v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Sponberg v R [2017] NSWCCA 120 Thomson and Houlton v R [2000] NSWCCA 278 Williams v R [2014] NSWCCA 57 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Matthew Flowers (offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Boulten (offender)