Where an offender commits an offence while in a state of drug-induced psychosis, and the offender had no prior knowledge that drug use could precipitate psychosis, the psychotic state reduces moral culpability and diminishes the weight to be given to general and specific deterrence. The Court expressly cautioned that the sentence imposed in this case should not be regarded as a paradigm for sentences under s 471.13 of the Criminal Code (Cth).
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