A person who commits an offence punishable by imprisonment during the operational period of a suspended sentence is at risk of having that suspended sentence restored: s 31 Sentencing Act 1991.(I say 'at risk' because the meaning applied to exceptional circumstances that make it unjust to restore a suspended sentence can vary widely: see R …
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Medicines replace drugs? New Poisons Standard online
A little while back — when I look, it was waaayyy back in 2009 — I posted about the Poisons Code or Standard for Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons, and that it was newly-available online.I needed to check last week if a certain substance was a poison or medicine, or a drug of dependence, …
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Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45: sentencing statistics and current sentencing practices
Further Edit: Additional remarks, referring to Hudson and Hili, were made by the Court of Appeal in Russell v The Queen [2011] VSCA 147.Buchanan JA [beginning at 2]:A sentencing judge is required to have regard to, inter alia, current sentencing practices[1] and accordingly will take into account in the instinctive synthesis of relevant sentencing considerations …
As you were: no adjournments pending Momcilovic’s appeal?
I mentioned a few weeks back that the High Court granted leave to appeal in Momcilovic's case.I know a few cases have been adjourned pending the High Court's judgment, but there might not be too many more.In S C v The Queen [2010] VSCA 271 the accused was charged with trafficking a drug of dependence. …
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As you were: no adjournments pending Momcilovic's appeal?
I mentioned a few weeks back that the High Court granted leave to appeal in Momcilovic's case.I know a few cases have been adjourned pending the High Court's judgment, but there might not be too many more.In S C v The Queen [2010] VSCA 271 the accused was charged with trafficking a drug of dependence. …
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