WA Law: proof of facts on sentence

An addition to the body of law on the burden and standard of proof applicable to sentencing hearings appeared over the wires from Western Australia yesterday: Law v Western Australia [2009] WASCA 193It borrows heavily from our own R v Storey [1998] 1 VR 359. The prosecution have to prove aggravating facts in a sentencing …

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