Regina v Michael Sassin [2002] NSWCCA 47

No error was discerned in the sentencing judge's approach to parity and cumulative sentencing; the applicant's circumstances differed from co-offenders and justified the sentences imposed.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 15 February 2002
Procedural Posture: Application for Leave to Appeal / Court of Criminal Appeal Judgment on Leave to Appeal Against Sentence From District Court
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal granted; Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics: ['sentence Appeal' 'aggravated Break and Enter' 'parity of Sentence']

['criminal Law'] ['sentence Appeal' 'aggravated Break and Enter' 'parity of Sentence']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal / Court of Criminal Appeal Judgment on Leave to Appeal Against Sentence From District Court

Legal Issues

1 ["Whether the sentence imposed by the District Court was manifestly excessive due to disparity with co-offenders' sentences" 'Whether the second sentence should have been made concurrent with the first']

Ratio Decidendi

No error was discerned in the sentencing judge's approach to parity and cumulative sentencing; the applicant's circumstances differed from co-offenders and justified the sentences imposed.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal granted; Appeal dismissed

Orders

['Application for leave to appeal granted' 'Appeal dismissed']