ICO for Sash By Day Drug Supply
July 16, 2019
Intensive Corrections Order Imposed
We are pleased our client who was charged with two counts of supplying over 16 grams of MDMA at the Sash By Day Club today received the sentence of an Intensive Corrections Order from the Sydney District Court.
An offence of supply prohibited drug under s25(1) Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 is punishable by imprisonment of a maximum 15 years and/or 2000 penalty units.
It was our client's first time before the court, a plea of guilty had been entered at the earliest opportunity and there were underlying mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.
The judge indicated that when determining whether to make an ICO, community safety was the court's paramount consideration as required by s 66(1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999. When considering community safety, the court must assess whether making the order or serving the sentence by way of full-time detention is more likely to address the offender’s risk of re-offending. In this case, the court found that community safety was better served with the use of an ICO.
