Queensland Judgments
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R v Slivo
[2007] QCA 064 (06/0344) Brisb McMurdo P Holmes JA Mackenzie J 9/03/2007
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 – GENERALLY – where applicant pleaded guilty to trafficking in Schedule 1 and 2 dangerous drugs under the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 (Qld) – where applicant sentenced to 13 years imprisonment – where applicant contends sentence was manifestly excessive – whether sentencing Judge gave insufficient weight to plea of guilty – whether receiving the same sentence as co-accused gives rise to a “justifiable sense of grievance”