R v Snedden [2021] NSWDC 630

R v Snedden [2021] NSWDC 630

Given the offender's role as a street-level supplier, small quantities supplied, principal motivation being personal drug addiction, limited criminal record, genuine steps towards rehabilitation, and assessed risk factors, the court determines the appropriate aggregate sentence is three years imprisonment to be served by way of Intensive Correction Order, including home detention, to address community safety and rehabilitation.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 April 2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing After Guilty Plea
Outcome
Aggregate sentence of three years imprisonment, to be served by way of Intensive Correction Order with conditions including home detention, community service, and drug abstention.
Legal Topics
['drug Offences' 'sentencing' 'intensive Correction Order']
['criminal Law'] ['drug Offences' 'sentencing' 'intensive Correction Order']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing After Guilty Plea

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['What is the appropriate sentence for ongoing supply of heroin and methadone under s 25A of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW)?' 'Whether the sentence should be served by way of Intensive Correction Order with conditions including home detention.']

Ratio Decidendi

Given the offender's role as a street-level supplier, small quantities supplied, principal motivation being personal drug addiction, limited criminal record, genuine steps towards rehabilitation, and assessed risk factors, the court determines the appropriate aggregate sentence is three years imprisonment to be served by way of Intensive Correction Order, including home detention, to address community safety and rehabilitation.

Court Disposition

Aggregate sentence of three years imprisonment, to be served by way of Intensive Correction Order with conditions including home detention, community service, and drug abstention.

Orders

  • ['The offender is convicted of the offences to which he pleaded guilty.' 'Impose an aggregate sentence of three years imprisonment commencing 18 June 2021 and expiring 17 June 2024.' 'The sentence is to be served by way of Intensive Correction Order.' 'Standard conditions: The offender is not to commit further...