Edit: Later, in R v Robazzini [2010] VSCA 8, the Court of Appeal considered argument that different drugs prevented earlier instances of drug-fueled violence as laying an adequate foundation for using voluntary pre-offence intoxication as an aggravating feature.Neave JA, 57 In my opinion his Honour correctly treated the appellant’s drug taking as an aggravating factor. …
Day: July 2, 2009
Changes coming for criminal advocacy?
The Age today reported the OPP, Victoria Legal Aid and the County Court Law Reform Committee suggest that Victoria should have a Public Defenders Office, similar to that in NSW.Public Defenders are salaried advocates who appear solely for accused people — a defence-equivalent to Crown Prosecutors.The arguments for them were made in submissions to the …