Thomas (a pseudonym) v Director of Public Prosecutions
[2021] VSCA 269
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…icant and perceptible amelioration of sentence.[9] I have accordingly moderated the sentence that I impose on you today. [9] Worboyes v The Queen [2021] VSCA 269, [35]. 62Normally, a plea of guilty may indicate that an offender is remorseful and has developed insight into their behaviour. Remorse of this kind enha…
Schaeffer v The Queen
[2021] VSCA 171
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…Cases Cited: Schaeffer v R [2021] VSCA 171; Comensoli v R [2020] VSCA 2; Dirbass v R [2018] VSCA 272; DPP v Jak Kennedy-Hunt [2016] VCC 149;…
Comensoli v The Queen
[2020] VSCA 2
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…Cases Cited: Schaeffer v R [2021] VSCA 171; Comensoli v R [2020] VSCA 2; Dirbass v R [2018] VSCA 272; DPP v Jak Kennedy-Hunt [2016] VCC 149;…
Berry v The Queen
[2019] VSCA 291
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…whether the aggregate is proportionate to the degree of criminality involved and is “just and appropriate” and “not excessive”’.[17] [16] [2019] VSCA 291. [17] Ibid, [22]. 71Ms Fox also submitted that because you were sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 90 days for unrelated offending on 15 February 2022, you h…
Dirbass v The Queen
[2018] VSCA 272
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…Cases Cited: Schaeffer v R [2021] VSCA 171; Comensoli v R [2020] VSCA 2; Dirbass v R [2018] VSCA 272; DPP v Jak Kennedy-Hunt [2016] VCC 149;…
Barbaro v The Queen
[2012] VSCA 288
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…rlay your offending behaviour. However, I note that you make no mention in your letter of the victims of your offending. [10] Barbaro v The Queen [2012] VSCA 288, [39]. 63In a psychological assessment report by Dr Kyla Jonkers, which was tendered on your behalf, Dr Jonkers further explores the issue of your remors…
R v Verdins
[2007] VSCA 102
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…should not operate as a mitigating factor in sentencing. However, your mental health still remains a highly relevant consideration. [12] Verdins v R (2007) 16 VR 269 67In the months preceding this offending, you were taken to the Geelong Hospital for mental health assessments on four separate occasions. 68In Decem…
Director of Public Prosecutions v Kennedy-Hunt
[2016] VCC 149
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…Cases Cited: Schaeffer v R [2021] VSCA 171; Comensoli v R [2020] VSCA 2; Dirbass v R [2018] VSCA 272; DPP v Jak Kennedy-Hunt [2016] VCC 149;…
Director of Public Prosecutions v Kennedy-Hunt
[2013] VCC 1306
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…years and three months for the principal offences of trafficking methylamphetamine and possessing a firearm while being a prohibited person.[7] [7] [2013] VCC 1306. 55In 2016, her Honour Judge Gaynor sentenced you to a term of three months' imprisonment in combination with a lengthy Community Correction Order for…