R v Preston [2017] NSWDC 438

R v Preston [2017] NSWDC 438

Given the offender's limited role, lack of drug history, prospects of rehabilitation, and the sentence imposed on the principal offender, a non-custodial sentence is appropriate to avoid a justifiable sense of grievance. The offender is ordered to perform 500 hours of community service rather than imprisonment.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
26 May 2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome
Community Service Order - 500 hours
Legal Topics
['sentence' 'knowingly Take Part in the Manufacture of a Prohibited Drug' 'provide Premises for Drug Manufacture' 'parity']
['criminal Law'] ['sentence' 'knowingly Take Part in the Manufacture of a Prohibited Drug' 'provide Premises for Drug Manufacture' 'parity']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriate sentence for knowingly taking part in the manufacture of a prohibited drug and providing premises for drug manufacture' 'Application of the principle of parity in sentencing']

Ratio Decidendi

Given the offender's limited role, lack of drug history, prospects of rehabilitation, and the sentence imposed on the principal offender, a non-custodial sentence is appropriate to avoid a justifiable sense of grievance. The offender is ordered to perform 500 hours of community service rather than imprisonment.

Court Disposition

Community Service Order - 500 hours

Orders

  • ['The offender is to perform 500 hours of Community Service.' 'The offender is to report to the Sutherland Community Corrections office within seven days.']