Pidoto v O'Dea (2006) 14 VR 269 established that the type of drug of dependence involved is an irrelevant consideration in sentencing. It's not possible to classify one substance in that category as being more or less 'harmful' than another. The same point went to the High Court in R v Adams in 2008. In …
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Pidoto v O'Dea (2006) 14 VR 269 established that the type of drug of dependence involved is an irrelevant consideration in sentencing. It's not possible to classify one substance in that category as being more or less 'harmful' than another. The same point went to the High Court in R v Adams in 2008. In …
Continue reading R v Dang & Dang: the harm that drugs may cause
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, …
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, …
The first criminal case for the year has been handed down by the Court of Appeal. R v Rekhviashvili considered the operation of provisions which allow different drugs (or different types or purities of the same drug) to be added together for the purposes of calculating traffickable quantities under s 70 of the Drugs, Poisons …
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