Catchwords

CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION – APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE – APPEAL BY CONVICTED PERSONS – APPLICATIONS TO REDUCE SENTENCE – WHEN REFUSED – PARTICULAR OFFENCES – PROPERTY OFFENCES – where applicant convicted after pleas of guilty to two counts of break, enter and steal – where offences committed during operational period of four month suspended sentence for possession of tainted property – where ordered to serve whole of suspended sentence – where sentenced to two years imprisonment suspended after five months with a three year operational period to commence at end of suspended sentence – where ordered to pay compensation of $7,965.84 – where first offence committed within six days of receiving suspended sentence – where extensive criminal history primarily for offences of dishonesty – where initial denial of any involvement when interviewed by police – where plea of guilty entered on day of trial – where realistic offer of future compensation – whether sentence manifestly excessive