Queensland Judgments
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R v O’Brien
[2006] QCA 482 (06/0259) Brisb de Jersey CJ Jerrard JA Holmes JA 20/11/2006 (delivered ex tempore)
Catchwords
CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION – APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – APPEAL BY CONVICTED PERSONS – APPLICATIONS TO REDUCE SENTENCE – WHEN GRANTED – where applicant convicted of a number of drug-related offences including trafficking, supplying and possession – most significant sentence was eight years imprisonment with recommendation for parole after 2 years and 8 months on trafficking count – exemplary life prior to offending, significant co-operation and rehabilitation – whether sentence should be reduced