Miletic v R [2008] NSWCCA 74

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Miletic v R [2008] NSWCCA 74

HEARING DATE(S): 28/03/2008

JUDGMENT DATE: 10 April 2008

JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; James J at 2; Hoeben J at 3

DECISION: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: Appeal against sentence - ongoing supply of small quantites of prohibited drugs - principles of cumulation and totality - parity in sentencing - whether basis for justifiable sense of grievance.

LEGISLATION CITED: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Crime (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

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