› Mental impairment — Personality disorder — R v Verdins principles
Criminal law
› Sentencing
› Burden of imprisonment — Physical health conditions
Quick Take
1Where a disputed fact concerning the circumstances of the offence is not established to the requisite standard by either party, it is treated as neither aggravating nor mitigating.
2A personality disorder that impaired the offender's ability to exercise appropriate judgment and make rational choices reduces moral culpability and moderates general deterrence, but only modestly where the disorder was a necessary but not sufficient cause of the offending.
3Physical health conditions that make imprisonment more burdensome than for a person of average health constitute a mitigating factor on sentence, alongside the R v Verdins principles applicable to impaired mental functioning.
Case Details
Citation[2021] VSC 121
CourtVSC
JurisdictionVictoria
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