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R v Meredith [2002] QCA 481
[2002] QCA 481
Court of Appeal (Qld)|2002-11-08|Before: McPherson and Jerrard JJA and Mullins JSeparate, reasons for judgment of each member of the Court, each concurring as to the, orders made
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Court of Appeal (Qld)
Decision date
2002-11-08
Before
McPherson and Jerrard JJA and Mullins JSeparate, reasons for judgment of each member of the Court, each concurring as to the, orders made
Catchwords
- CRIMINAL LAW – JURISDICTION, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – JUDGMENT
- AND PUNISHMENT – SENTENCE – FACTORS TO BE
- TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT –
- CIRCUMSTANCES OF OFFENDER – where applicant committed a substantial
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Catchwords
CRIMINAL LAW – JURISDICTION, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – JUDGMENTAND PUNISHMENT – SENTENCE – FACTORS TO BETAKEN INTO ACCOUNT –CIRCUMSTANCES OF OFFENDER – where applicant committed a substantialnumber of property offencesover a considerable period of time – whereapplicant readily admitted his involvement in offences – where applicantwasaddicted to drugs at time of committing offences – where majority ofoffences were committed while on probation or on bail– whether sentencemanifestly excessiveCRIMINAL LAW – JURISDICTION, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – JUDGMENTAND PUNISHMENT – SENTENCE – MISCELLANEOUSMATTERS – MAXIMUMSENTENCE – GENERALLY – where applicant sentenced to five yearsimprisonment on each count fora substantial number of property offences to beserved cumulatively – where learned sentencing judge also imposed such asentence