13 Nov 2002
The magistrate's concurrent/successive six‑week sentences were within proper sentencing discretion and the appellate court will not increase a lawful sentence merely to avoid the legislatively prescribed consequence under s6A; accordingly the appeal is dismissed.
15 Feb 1995
The Court upheld the trial judge's finding that the appellant's admissions were given voluntarily and that the combination of the physical evidence (60 packets and syringes) and the appellant's admissions established trafficking beyond a reasonable doubt; therefore the application for leave to appeal against conviction was dismissed.
9 May 1989
Although the magistrate's sentence adhered to established guidelines, the appellate court reduced the sentence for unlawful trafficking to 18 months because the appellant's advanced age and long-standing drug addiction warranted mercy; the other sentence was left unchanged and ordered to run concurrently.