24 Apr 2023
The Court held the District Court did not err: the appellant's offending was at least of moderate gravity and the evidence established at most moderate consequences from conviction; the consequences were not out of all proportion to the offending and therefore a discharge without conviction was not warranted; appeal dismissed.
19 Aug 2021
The District Court's 20 month starting point was too high given the lower maximum penalty and comparators; an appropriate starting point is 15 months which, less a 25% guilty plea discount, yields an 11 month term of imprisonment to be served cumulatively; the appeal is allowed and the sentence substituted.
13 May 2021
Given the defendant's organisational role, shared aims, and receipt of illicit funds, a starting point of two years six months for participation and money laundering with a one month uplift for separate MDMA possession was appropriate; after allowing three months for personal background mitigation and four months for a late guilty plea, the effective sentence is two years imprisonment to be served concurrently.