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[Full-text PDF] R v Lee [2004] QCA 197 (04/0069) Brisb de Jersey CJ Williams JA Jerrard JA 8/06/2004

Catchwords

CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE – APPEAL BY CONVICTED PERSONS – APPLICATIONS TO REDUCE SENTENCE – WHEN REFUSED – PARTICULAR OFFENCES – PROPERTY OFFENCES – where the appellant was convicted of attempting to wilfully and unlawfully damage a motor vehicle – where the appellant was sentenced to three months imprisonment wholly suspended for an operational period of 12 months – whether the learned sentencing Judge erred in considering the appellant’s prior criminal history – whether the sentence was manifestly excessive