R v Ververis & Ververis: incompetent cooks

The judgment of Maxwell P and Buchanan JA in R v Ververis & Ververis restates many familiar principles of sentencing. One that I was unaware of is that incompetent or flawed attempts to manufacture illicit drugs may be considered less serious than efforts with better prospects for success.There's logic to it. Offences under s 71AA, …

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R v Ververis & Ververis: incompetent cooks

The judgment of Maxwell P and Buchanan JA in R v Ververis & Ververis restates many familiar principles of sentencing. One that I was unaware of is that incompetent or flawed attempts to manufacture illicit drugs may be considered less serious than efforts with better prospects for success.There's logic to it. Offences under s 71AA, …

Continue reading R v Ververis & Ververis: incompetent cooks