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Date of sentence; pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful use, one count of break, enter and steal and one count of arson; offending premeditated and motivated by revenge on former employer; offender aged in early 20s with no criminal history and good prospects of rehabilitation; head sentence of 3 years’ imprisonment with release on parole after 6 months (Rosengren DCJ).
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2021] QCA 229
26 Oct 2021
Leave to appeal against sentence granted and appeal allowed; open to sentencing judge to structure sentence which did not involve actual custody; reformation of youthful first offender with good prospects of rehabilitation dominant consideration; resentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment with immediate release on parole (i.e. after serving almost 3 months) with restitution to be paid: Sofronoff P and Bond JA (Mullins JA dissenting).
Appeal Status
Appeal Determined (QCA)
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