The effects of profound childhood deprivation on an Aboriginal offender do not diminish with the passage of time and must be fully taken into account when re-exercising the sentencing discretion under s 6(3) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912. Where Muldrock error is conceded, the Court will consider the full range of factors including post-sentence conduct in determining whether a lesser sentence is warranted in law.
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