The ACT Court of Appeal dismissed a sentence appeal where the appellant had voluntarily dismissed his legal representation before the sentencing judge and then sought to appeal on the basis of lack of representation. The Court held there was no error in the sentencing judge proceeding at the appellant's own request, and that a total sentence of 12 months (with suspension after nine months) for three offences was not excessive and indeed could be regarded as lenient.
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