12 Oct 2012
Given the facts — opportunistic theft, accepted lack of intent to kill, the applicant's plea, and the degree of culpability assessed against precedents — the appropriate sentence for manslaughter after plea is 9 years; the original 12-year sentence was manifestly excessive in the circumstances and therefore must be substituted with 9 years to be served concurrently with the theft sentence.
2 Apr 2009
The judge's method of applying a 50% enhancement to an undifferentiated global total was inappropriate because the total sentence must be capable of being derived from individual sentences with clear specification of concurrency and consecutiveness; the Court substituted three years' imprisonment for each offence (reflecting the three-year starting point and enhancement after discount) and specified consecutive portions to achieve totals of 4 years 6 months for D1 and D2 and 45 months for D3; leave to appeal was granted (D3 out of time).
13 Feb 1976
The appellate court held that the two offences were separate and warranted separate sentences; the first sentence of three months was excessive and reduced to one week given its lesser seriousness and possible provocation, while the six months' sentence for wounding (use of a pen against a 70‑year‑old) was justified and is upheld.