DPP appeal in Kypri going ahead after all

Further Edit: The Court of Appeal have handed down their decision in Kypri. See our discussion of it here. edit The grant of leave is available here.I was wrong in yesterday's post: turns out the DPP was granted leave to appeal, and although no date was set, the case is set down for an expedited …

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More on child pornography sentencing principles

The jurisprudence on this complex topic continues to grow, suggesting perhaps appellate courts are not entirely settled on the approach to sentencing for child pornography offences — or perhaps 'just' their proper application.In DPP (Cth) v Ison [2010] VSCA 286, the Court of Appeal considered again an appeal against a non-immediate custodial sentence. I suspect …

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