A Thurgoona man's sentencing on weapons and stolen goods charges has been delayed because he needs his partner present in court.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Clinton Heather's acquired brain injury, defence lawyer Camille McKay said, made it difficult for him to understand what was happening.
"His brain injury is such that he's not even able to process the day of the week," Ms McKay has told Albury Local Court magistrate Richard Funston.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Ms McKay said Heather's partner was also his carer.
The court was told this week that Heather, 32, suffered the injury as the result of an accident.
That, police said, meant he "cannot remember certain things" and was a "vulnerable person".
Heather - who has convictions from time spent as a methamphetamine courier in 2012 - pleaded guilty to charges of possess or use a prohibited weapon without a permit and with being in possession of goods suspected to be stolen.
The court was told how police executed a search warrant at the home of his partner and carer in Feathertop Circuit on January 8 just after 5pm.
That uncovered "numerous" items, including a sling-shot with four ball bearings in the lounge room.
In the main bedroom wardrobe police found property believed to have been stolen from building sites around Thurgoona, including toilet cisterns and door knobs and handles.
Police said several victims came forward to claim the items.
Heather's DNA was found on the sling shot.
Investigators returned to the home on May 27 and interviewed Heather's partner.
At the time, Heather admitted it was his sling-shot, but that he wasn't aware this was a prohibited weapon.
Heather will be sentenced on August 24.
