Hva v WA

[2024] WASCA 156

Western Australia Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Criminal Law
2. › Sentencing
3. › Application for leave to appeal
4. › Manifestly excessive sentence
5. › Drug offences
6. › Possession of trafficable quantity of methylamphetamine with intent to sell or supply
7. › Whether individual sentence manifestly excessive having regard to mitigating circumstances
8. › Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 (WA), s 6(1)(a)
1. Criminal Law
2. › Sentencing
3. › Totality principle
4. › First limb
5. › Multiple offences including home burglary and drug dealing
6. › Whether total effective sentence bore proper relationship to overall criminality
7. › Criminal Code (WA), s 401(2)

Quick Take

This case is a routine sentencing appeal with no new principles; it confirms the application of established sentencing considerations for serious commercial drug dealing offences involving methylamphetamine in Western Australia.

Case Details

Citation[2024] WASCA 156

CourtWASCA

JurisdictionWestern Australia

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Relies on

Fza v The State of Western AustraliaWASCA 124
Ath v The State of Western AustraliaWASCA 149
Jacomb v The State of Western AustraliaWASCA 81
Kabambi v The State of Western AustraliaWASCA 44

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