Worboyes v The Queen
[2021] VSCA 169
Citation 1
…ntrolled Substances Act 1981 Cases Cited: The Queen v. Mihalo & Ors [2002] VSCA 217; Kada v. The Queen [2017] VSCA 339; R v. Worboyes [2021] VSCA 169; Dawid v. DPP VSCA 64 Sentence: Four years, six months' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of two years, nine months.…
Quah v The Queen
[2021] VSCA 164
Citation 2
(Para 54)
…ion of the offending and the motivation for the offender's involvement.[5] [4] Gregory v The Queen ( 2017) 268 A Crim R 1, 7 [23]; Quah v The Queen [2021] VSCA 164 at [54] [5] Gregory, [23] – [24] 17It is relevant therefore, that you attempted to purchase the cocaine for a trafficking purpose on one day only. Howe…
Sharbell v The Queen
[2018] VSCA 324
Citation 3
…eferred by Mr Pearson, who appeared on behalf of Mr State, to the extent to which they may be of guidance more broadly.[13] [13] Sharbell v The Queen [2018] VSCA 324; Chen v The Queen [2015] VSCA 253 58Finally, the sentencing principle of parity requires that co-offenders, all other things being equal, should rece…
Kada v The Queen
[2017] VSCA 339
Citation 4
…on Cited: Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 Cases Cited: The Queen v. Mihalo & Ors [2002] VSCA 217; Kada v. The Queen [2017] VSCA 339; R v. Worboyes [2021] VSCA 169; Dawid v. DPP VSCA 64 Sentence: Four years, six months' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of two years, nine months.…
Guang Chen v The Queen
[2015] VSCA 253
Citation 5
…d on behalf of Mr State, to the extent to which they may be of guidance more broadly.[13] [13] Sharbell v The Queen [2018] VSCA 324; Chen v The Queen [2015] VSCA 253 58Finally, the sentencing principle of parity requires that co-offenders, all other things being equal, should receive the same sentence. Here, there…
Bugmy v The Queen
[2013] HCA 37
Citation 6
…y of Bugmy[11] or that your difficult life experiences under communist rule should operate in mitigation of your sentence. [11] Bugmy v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 44I do, however, accept that your experience of having to serve a substantial sentence of imprisonment will be onerous for a number of reasons. Firstly,…
Dawid v DPP
[2013] VSCA 64
Citation 7
(Para 35)
…raffick in drugs, that they do so in the knowledge that, if detected, they will be sentenced to lengthy periods of imprisonment.[12] [12] Dawid v DPP [2013] VSCA 64, at [35] 55I accept that the need for the sentence to deter each of you specifically is mitigated in this case by your age, the absence of any prior…
R v Mihalo
[2002] VSCA 217
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…g considerations – parity Legislation Cited: Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 Cases Cited: The Queen v. Mihalo & Ors [2002] VSCA 217; Kada v. The Queen [2017] VSCA 339; R v. Worboyes [2021] VSCA 169; Dawid v. DPP VSCA 64 Sentence: Four years, six months' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of t…