Aldridge v The Queen

Aldridge appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeal of New South Wales against the sentence imposed upon him following his conviction for burglary.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the sentence of three years and six months imprisonment, with a non-parole period of two years, was manifestly excessive in the circumstances of the offence.

The Court considered the nature of the burglary, the appellant's prior criminal record, and the sentencing principles applicable to such offences. Murrell CJ, Ross J and Walmsley AJ found that the sentencing judge had properly taken into account all relevant factors and that the sentence imposed was not outside the range of a reasonable sentence for the offence committed by the appellant. The Court therefore concluded that the sentence was not manifestly excessive.

The appeal was dismissed.