R v Thompson

The Crown appealed against the sentence imposed on the respondent, R v Thompson, in the Supreme Court of Victoria. The dispute concerned the adequacy of the sentence for multiple counts of robbery.

The Court was required to determine whether the original sentence was manifestly inadequate, given the nature of the offences and the respondent's personal circumstances.

The Court reasoned that while the respondent's personal circumstances and the relatively low seriousness of the robberies were factors to be considered, the initial combined starting point of four years' imprisonment was still insufficient. The Court set aside the original sentence and imposed a new starting point of five years' imprisonment for each offence. After applying discounts for a guilty plea, time spent in custody, and home detention bail, a total head sentence of four years, one month, and thirteen days was imposed, commencing from 14 July 2020. A non-parole period of two years and two months was also fixed.