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R v Robinson; ex parte A-G (Qld)
[2004] QCA 169 (04/0102) Brisb McMurdo P Chesterman J Atkinson J 20/05/2004 (delivered ex tempore)
Catchwords
CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE – APPEAL BY ATTORNEY-GENERAL OR OTHER CROWN LAW OFFICER – APPLICATIONS TO INCREASE SENTENCE – OTHER OFFENCES – where respondent convicted on plea of guilty to dishonestly obtaining $33,239 from employer over 14 month period – where sentenced to six months imprisonment wholly suspended and ordered to pay compensation within three months, with six months imprisonment in default – where respondent was carer for elderly mother and imprisonment would cause her hardship – where compensation had not yet been paid – where fraud was committed to support gambling addiction – whether sentence imposed was manifestly inadequate