SS v R [2016] NSWCCA 197
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SS v R [2016] NSWCCA 197
ChapterBE commit AOABH; AOABH – applicant had adjusted well to life in Australia – Appeal dismissed
Coram: Bathurst CJ; Schmidt and Wilson JJ agreeing
- Whilst applicant’s tragic background in early childhood is a relevant factor (Bugmy (2013) 249 CLR 571), the applicant had adjusted well to life in Australia. In those circumstances, whilst recognising weight must be given to deprived background, the Court is not pers sentence manifestly excessive: at [76]. Appeal dismissed.
- Born in Sierra Leone; aged 6 witnessed father’s murder; refugee camp in Guinea for 10 years; 2009 migrated to Australia and successfully adapted to Australian life.
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