The case illustrates the application of Bugmy and Verdins principles in the ACT Supreme Court to a burglary sentencing where the offender had severe childhood trauma resulting in complex PTSD. The court reduced the weight given to denunciation and general deterrence and suspended the sentence from the date of sentencing where the offender had already served 103 days in custody. A 10 percent discount was applied for a guilty plea entered on the first day of trial where the matter had been resolved the previous week.
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