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Date of sentence; sentenced to 2.5y imprisonment with immediate release on parole for grievous bodily harm; offender forcefully punched stranger in face in public, causing significant long-term injuries, in response to confrontational behaviour; 25yo offender, guilty plea, undiagnosed mental health conditions, previous conviction for affray involving punching stranger in face in public, otherwise good character, good prospects of rehabilitation, some remorse (Morzone QC DCJ).
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2021] QCA 2
19 Jan 2021
Attorney-General’s appeal against sentence allowed; sentence involving no actual custody did not have proper regard to true nature of offending and its consequences; such a sentence evidences misapplication of sentencing principles with disregard for deterrence and denunciation; sentence manifestly inadequate; resentenced to 2.5y imprisonment to be released on parole after 8m: Boddice J (with whom Morrison JA and Henry J agreed).
Appeal Status
Appeal Determined (QCA)
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