R v Alexander [2000] NSWCCA 553
Remissions are not applicable to life sentences imposed prior to September 1989; no deduction should be made for remissions when a minimum term is set in substitution for such a sentence.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 12 July 2000
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- ['sentence' 'remissions on Sentence' 'life Sentence']
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Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the applicant is entitled to remissions on a minimum term imposed in substitution for a life sentence']
Ratio Decidendi
Remissions are not applicable to life sentences imposed prior to September 1989; no deduction should be made for remissions when a minimum term is set in substitution for such a sentence.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- ['Appeal dismissed']
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