REGINA v. STEPANOVIC [2003] NSWCCA 343

REGINA v. STEPANOVIC [2003] NSWCCA 343

No appellate intervention was warranted because, having regard to the criminality of the offence, the applicant's prior and subsequent offending, his limited prospects of rehabilitation, and the subjective material, no lesser sentence or non-parole period was warranted; the sentencing judge did not err in declining to find special circumstances.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
18 November 2003
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sentence Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence Imposed in the District Court of New South Wales
Outcome
Leave to appeal granted; appeal dismissed.
Legal Topics
['robbery in Company' 'manifestly Excessive Sentence' 'special Circumstances' 'non Parole Period' 'rehabilitation' 'form 1 Offences']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Sentence Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence Imposed in the District Court of New South Wales

  1. 1 ['Whether the sentence imposed for robbery in company was manifestly excessive.' 'Whether the sentencing judge erred in failing to find special circumstances and in not allowing a longer parole period.']

Ratio Decidendi

No appellate intervention was warranted because, having regard to the criminality of the offence, the applicant's prior and subsequent offending, his limited prospects of rehabilitation, and the subjective material, no lesser sentence or non-parole period was warranted; the sentencing judge did not err in declining to find special circumstances.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal granted; appeal dismissed.

Orders

  • ['Leave to appeal granted.' 'Appeal dismissed.']