Federal Court of Australia
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IN THE FEDERAL COURT Ur AUSTRALIA
AJSTRALIAN CAPITAL TEPRITORY
DISTRICT RECISTRY
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AN APPEAL FROM ThE SUPREME COURT OF
THE AUSTRALIAN CAFITAT, TERRITORY
BETWEEN : WILLIAM CHARLE= WEBSTER
Srnlicant
AND: THE. WUEEN
Respondent
ARDER
JUDGE MAFING CPDEP : Neaves 7.
DATF_OF OPDEP - 14 Decramber 1984
WHERE MALE: Vanpecna
THE COURT CRDERS THAT -
The applicat ton se dismissed.
N THE FETERAL COUPT OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
No. ACT G 34} of 1984
DISTRICT REGISTRY
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GENEPAL DIV? SION
ON APPEAL E'ROM THE SUPREME COURT O="
THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERPITOPY
BETWEPN : WILLIAM CHARLES WCBSTER
Arp) want
AMI: THE QUESH
Pesronient
TORAM Neaves J. DATE: 14 December 19A4d
REASONS FOR, JUDGMENT. This 1s an application by William Charles Webster ("the appli: ant") for hail pending the hearing of an arpeal instituted by him in this Court against the ceverity of the senten-e amposed uron him in the Supreme Courk of the
Australian Capital 'Lerritory on ffl December 1944 on a charge
cw ret
under the Poisons and Narewtics DPruas Ordinances 1978 of
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Territory that he had in his possessian a guantity of
-oacaine for the pura se of osupr lying brat substance to ancther person or to other pereane The arevlicant had pleaded cmtrity to tne -charae befere the ourt of Fetty
Sessiont at Canberra and had been vommitted to the Surreme
Court for sentence on 15 August 1984. de had been on bail since nis first appearance betore the 'Court of Petty
Sessions on 26 Mav 13284.
The sentence impesed on the apelicant was one of imprisonment fnr a term of three vears with a non-parzle
period of nine months.
Jhe applicant has appealed, as of right, toa this
Court pursuant to sttb-section 24(1) of the Federal Court of
Australia Act 137+. The grourds af appeal are
fal that the sentence 16 manifestly excessive; and (bi that the learned sentencing Judge erred
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