Michael Anthony Croke, 70, was found guilty in April of six charges including perverting the course of justice, aiding a criminal group, and providing false or misleading statement to gain financial advantage.

At his sentence hearing in the NSW District Court on Thursday, prosecutor Chris Taylor argued against a submission by Croke's barrister David Dalton SC inviting the judge to impose a term to be served by way of an intensive correction order.

The order is a sentence of two years or less which is served in the community under strict supervision.

But Mr Taylor submitted that form of serving a sentence was outside the range available to Judge Helen Syme for the offending.

Croke, who was taken into custody in May pending his sentencing, appeared via video link from jail.

The criminal lawyer was charged in 2015 over his role in helping the crime group, headed by an international drug lord, tell a series of lies to the police and the NSW Supreme Court about the $702,000.

They were aimed at convincing authorities that the cash, seized by police in 2011 from an occupant of Sydney's Hilton Hotel, was from a legitimate source.

In submissions supporting a correction order, Mr Dalton presented the judge with sentencing statistics on offenders including retired Federal Court judge Marcus Einfeld, who was jailed for lying to avoid a speeding fine.

Mr Taylor noted Einfeld had pleaded guilty which could be taken into account when considering remorse.

But he said there was no evidence that Croke, who had not gone into the witness box, was remorseful or had accepted the jury's verdicts.

Mr Dalton referred to Croke's previous good character, citing references describing his devotion to family and friends, and his efforts in helping two of them when they were dying.

He is due to be sentenced on July 16.

Australian Associated Press