CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal against sentence - affray - young offender - under influence of alcohol at time of offence - part of group of young persons which inflicted injuries on three victims seriously and permanently on two - offence committed in public place.
SENTENCING - Guilty plea - material error - failure by judge to give full discount of 25% under s 17(1)(a) of the Criminal Case Conferencing Trial Act 2008 - sentence quashed - offence requires significant element of general deterrence - special circumstances warranting departure from statutory ratio - accumulation on sentence already being served.
Case Details
Citation[2011] NSWCCA 40
CourtNSWCCA
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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