Matthew Scott Olsen v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 88

Matthew Scott Olsen v Regina [2006] NSWCCA 88

No error in sentencing identified; the applicant received the full measure of discount for guilty plea and assistance to authorities; no disparity exists requiring Court intervention; days spent in rehabilitation not classified as pre-sentence custody for arithmetical deduction.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
29 March 2006
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence; Substantive Appeal
Outcome
Leave to appeal against sentence granted; Appeal against sentence dismissed.
Legal Topics
['sentencing' 'armed Robbery' 'appeals' 'sentence Discount' 'parity Principle']
['criminal Law'] ['sentencing' 'armed Robbery' 'appeals' 'sentence Discount' 'parity Principle']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal Against Sentence; Substantive Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether a sentencing error or disparity justifies intervention by the Court; Whether the applicant was entitled to additional credit for time spent in rehabilitation prior to sentence; Whether Judge Sorby erred in not accumulating sentences for three discrete offences']

Ratio Decidendi

No error in sentencing identified; the applicant received the full measure of discount for guilty plea and assistance to authorities; no disparity exists requiring Court intervention; days spent in rehabilitation not classified as pre-sentence custody for arithmetical deduction.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal against sentence granted; Appeal against sentence dismissed.

Orders

  • ['Leave to appeal against sentence granted' 'Appeal against sentence dismissed']