Regina v AMT [2005] NSWCCA 151

Regina v AMT [2005] NSWCCA 151

The inadequacy of the discount for assistance and early plea warranted resentencing, and discounts for substantial assistance are not limited to those who give evidence; a global discount of sixty percent is appropriate.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 April 2005
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Outcome
appeal allowed; appellant resentenced
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'discounts for Early Plea' 'assistance to Authorities']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'discounts for Early Plea' 'assistance to Authorities']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Was the sentence imposed unduly harsh and severe?' "Did the sentencing judge make sufficient allowance for the applicant's assistance to authorities?" "Was sufficient allowance made for the applicant's early plea of guilty?" 'Did the judge err in applying sentencing principles from R v Way?']

Ratio Decidendi

The inadequacy of the discount for assistance and early plea warranted resentencing, and discounts for substantial assistance are not limited to those who give evidence; a global discount of sixty percent is appropriate.

Court Disposition

appeal allowed; appellant resentenced

Orders

  • ['Application for leave to appeal against sentence granted.' 'Appeal against sentence in relation to the first count allowed and sentence quashed.' 'Applicant sentenced to imprisonment consisting of a non-parole period of two years, commencing 29 May 2004 and expiring 28 May 2006, with total sentence of imprisonment...