R v Lawson [2019] NSWDC 849

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Lawson [2019] NSWDC 849 Hearing dates: 02 October 2019 Date of orders: 02 October 2019 Decision date: 02 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M L Williams SC DCJ Decision: An aggregate term of imprisonment of four years, three months with a non-parole period of two years, three months: at [35]. Catchwords: SENTENCING — Aggravating factors — Breach of conditional liberty — Record of previous convictions SENTENCING — Mitigating factors — Plea of guilty — Rehabilitation SENTENCING — Penalties — Imprisonment SENTENCING — Relevant factors on sentence — Circumstances of offence — Deterrence — Form 1 offences — Multiple offences — Pearce — Purposes of sentencing SENTENCING — Subjective considerations on sentence — Bugmy considerations — Drug addiction — Mental illness — Special circumstances Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Firearms Act 1996 Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 Cases Cited: Attorney General's Application under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 1 of 2002 (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Lawson v R [2012] NSWCCA 56 R v Lulham (2016) 263 A Crim R 287 R v Pearce (1998) 194 CLR 610 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353 R v Williams (2005) 156 A Crim R 225; [2005] NSWCCA 355 Veen v The Queen (No 2) (1988)164 CLR 465 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown)