This case involves Christopher Bruce Hardy who is the subject of an extended supervision order until January 2023 and who sought an appeal. His offense occurred in March 2017. He sent two envelopes to the office of politicians that read:
“To The Minister
You in TREASON … you will be hung untill you are dead
No Mercy, No Prisoners
You are scum”
Contained in the envelopes were sovereign citizen materials. They searched his premises and found a number of weapons, blueprints for making plastic firearms via a 3D printer and additional materials about sovereign citizen ideology.
He was also found to be in a transient delusional state at the time of the mailings but it did not matter much to the judge: “I do not consider that the evidence concerning the Defendant’s mental state in 2017 stands in the way of a finding that he did, at that time, advocate support for violent extremism and that he intended to do so. To the extent it is necessary, I respond to the issues posed by the Defendant by expressing my satisfaction that the Defendant was capable of forming the intention required for advocating support for violent extremism and that he intended to achieve this object through the s 31 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) offence. This conclusion is fortified by reference to the Defendant’s conduct over an extended period of time in 2017, including his LinkedIn posts. I have kept in mind, as well, that the Defendant himself has denied, and continues to deny, that he was subject to a delusional state at the time of the [crimes].”
Ultimately the appeal was dismissed. There is was complex case and if you are interested in learning more, please read here.