A sentencing judge's finding that an offender's motive was 'sheer greed' must be based on an accurate characterisation of the evidence about the offender's financial circumstances. Where the evidence is that the offender's income reached a particular level only towards the end of the offending period and only sometimes, it is erroneous to treat that income level as applying throughout the period of offending. The additional penalty for offences taken into account on a Form 1 need not be small, but the nature and seriousness of those offences must be properly assessed.
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