R v Slater [2019] NSWDC 471

R v Slater [2019] NSWDC 471

The offender's role as broker/introducer in facilitating large commercial supplies of methylamphetamine, without financial gain, justified a sentence below the mid-range of objective seriousness. General deterrence, personal circumstances, early guilty pleas, remorse, and prospects for rehabilitation were considered, resulting in five years' imprisonment (State offence) with a three-year non-parole period, and three years' imprisonment (Commonwealth offences) with recognizance to be of good behaviour for 12 months after two years served.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
24 July 2019
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
Sentence imposed
Legal Topics
['drug Offences' 'sentencing' 'commonwealth Offences' 'state Offences' 'penalties' 'imprisonment']
['criminal Law'] ['drug Offences' 'sentencing' 'commonwealth Offences' 'state Offences' 'penalties' 'imprisonment']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for supply and trafficking of methylamphetamine under State and Commonwealth law' 'Application of sentencing principles including aggravating and mitigating factors' 'Role and culpability assessment for broker/introducer in drug supply offences' 'Application of discounts for guilty pleas']

Ratio Decidendi

The offender's role as broker/introducer in facilitating large commercial supplies of methylamphetamine, without financial gain, justified a sentence below the mid-range of objective seriousness. General deterrence, personal circumstances, early guilty pleas, remorse, and prospects for rehabilitation were considered, resulting in five years' imprisonment (State offence) with a three-year non-parole period, and three years' imprisonment (Commonwealth offences) with recognizance to be of good behaviour for 12 months after two years served.

Court Disposition

Sentence imposed

Orders

  • ['Sentence of five years imprisonment with non-parole period of three years, commencing 26 June 2017 and expiring 25 June 2022 (State offence)' 'Sentence of three years imprisonment (Commonwealth offences), commencing 26 June 2019; after two years (25 June 2021), offender to enter recognizance to be of good...