The offender pleaded guilty to burglary inflicting grievous bodily harm and was sentenced to a community order. An application was made for the sentence to be reviewed. The offender was in an on-off relationship with a prostitute and went to the address of one of her clients who she said…
The appellant was convicted of possessing a prohibited firearm, a sawn-off double-barrelled shotgun, and sentenced to the minimum term of 5 years. She appealed on the basis the judge should have found exceptional circumstances justifying a sentence below the statutory minimum. During a search of a storage facility a number…
The applicant pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of class A with intent to supply, two counts of having a bladed article and two counts of firearms offences (one a prohibited weapon attracting the mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years). He was sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment. A basis…
The offender pleaded guilty to a dwelling house burglary, four offences of fraud and one of possession of diamorphine. He was sentenced to 876 days imprisonment for the burglary with 28 days concurrent for all other offences. The Attorney General applied to refer the sentence as one that was unduly…