Prosecutors bringing sentence appeals under s 23(1) of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act must establish error in the magistrate's sentencing decision, and the District Court retains a residual discretion to dismiss the appeal notwithstanding error, analogous to the Court of Criminal Appeal's discretion under s 5D of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912.
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