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Structuring Discretion: Sentencing In A Jurisic Age, Donna Spears
Structuring Discretion: Sentencing In A Jurisic Age, Donna Spears
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NSW Court of Criminal Appeal in R v Jurisic announced the issuing of guideline judgments in appropriate cases - role of guideline judgments and reasons for its introduction - Court responding to public opinion regarding sentences - possibility of eroding judicial independence and undermining discretion - dangers in the guidelines themselves.