12 Jan 2000
The judge's starting point of six years for an armed robbery involving a weapon was not manifestly excessive; the additional 6 months credit for good character was excessive in circumstances of violent armed robbery where little weight should be given to prior good record; the appeal was dismissed and a specific order was made regarding remand credit (four months not to count).
24 Mar 1998
The Court held the sentencing judge adopted an appropriate starting point and correctly applied a one-third discount for the guilty plea; there was no merit in the applicant's complaints and the appeal was dismissed; additionally the court ordered that three months already served not be reckoned as part of the sentence.
19 Feb 1998
The court dismissed the appeal but increased the effective punishment by ordering a further six weeks to be served in addition to the reduced nine‑month sentence because, notwithstanding acceptance of some mitigation, the nature of the attack and the appellant's violent record justified a term greater than nine months.
3 Apr 1986
The appeal is dismissed because the 10-year sentence was proportionate to the appellant's leading role in a planned, callous attempted robbery that involved deception, a weapon and injury, and was aggravated by his status as a serving police officer; factual differences among defendants justified the different sentences.