R v Craig [2021] NSWDC 465

R v Craig [2021] NSWDC 465

The offender was sentenced to an aggregate term of 18 months imprisonment, to be served by way of an Intensive Corrections Order in the community. This was appropriate having regard to the low objective seriousness of the offences, the offender's mitigating features, her prospects of rehabilitation, personal circumstances, period in custody, and that community safety is best preserved through her rehabilitation in the community.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 September 2021
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Sentence
Outcome
conviction and Intensive Corrections Order imposed
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'proceeds of Crime' 'false or Misleading Evidence' 'drug Supply' 'intensive Corrections Order']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'proceeds of Crime' 'false or Misleading Evidence' 'drug Supply' 'intensive Corrections Order']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['What is the appropriate sentence for recklessly dealing with the proceeds of crime under section 193B(3) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)?' 'What is the appropriate sentence for knowingly giving false or misleading evidence during a hearing under section 27(1) of the Crime Commission Act 2012 (NSW)?' 'What is the appropriate sentence for knowingly taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug under section 25(1) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW)?' 'Should the sentence be served by way of an Intensive Corrections Order in the community or full-time custody?']

Ratio Decidendi

The offender was sentenced to an aggregate term of 18 months imprisonment, to be served by way of an Intensive Corrections Order in the community. This was appropriate having regard to the low objective seriousness of the offences, the offender's mitigating features, her prospects of rehabilitation, personal circumstances, period in custody, and that community safety is best preserved through her rehabilitation in the community.

Court Disposition

conviction and Intensive Corrections Order imposed

Orders

  • ['Kimberley Craig convicted of three offences: recklessly dealing with proceeds of crime (Crimes Act 1900 s 193B(3)), knowingly giving false or misleading evidence during a hearing (Crime Commission Act 2012 s 27(1)), knowingly taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug (Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 s...