Federal Court of Australia
10. JUDGMENT NO. sum Sudan a St
ANY
CATCHHORDS
Criminal Law - appeal from sentence - whether sentence
excessive -
whether sentencing Judge erred in imposing cumulative sentences -
considerations which apply in fixing non-parole period.
Probation and Parole Act 1983 (N.S.W.)
Probation and Parole Regulations 1984 (N.S.W.)
EDWARD JAMES AMOS v. THE GUEEN
ACT G328 of 1984
McGregor, Lockhart and Kelly JJ.
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28 March 1984
Canberra
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION
No. A.C.T. G328 of 1984
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF ThE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
EDWARD JAMES AMOS
Appellant THE QUREN
Respondent
JUDGES MAXING ORDER: McGREGOR, LOCKHART and KELLY Jd.
WHERE MADE: CANBERRA
DATE OF ORDER: 28 MARCH 1985
MINUTE OF ORDER
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THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
The appeal be allowed.
The sentence of three years imprisonment for the offence of breaking entering and stealing; of five years imprisonment for the atfence of assault and of five years imprisonmenc for
the offence of Cetainine with intent to hold for advantage be
confirmed.
Les] .
NOTE;
The order of the Supreme Court of the A.C.T. that the sentences of five years imprisonment in respect of each of the offences of assault and of detaining with intent to hold for advantage be served concurrently but to be cumulative upon the sentence of three years imprisonment for breaking entering and stealing making a total of eight years
imprisonment be confirmed.
There be substituted a non-parole period of four years for the non-parole period of six years fixed by the Supreme Court
of the A.C.T.
Settlement and entcey of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of
the Federal Court Rules.
Ili THE FEDERAL COURT OF ANISTRALTA } AIISTRALTAN CAPTTAL TERRITORY Na. ACT G328 of 1984 DISTRICT PEGISTRY GENERAL DIVISTON
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRTITOPY
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