Roffey v The State of Western Australia
Court of Appeal case in Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roffey v The State of Western Australia is a Court of Appeal decision of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in the field of criminal law.
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Roffey v The State of Western Australia | |
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Court | Supreme Court of Western Australia |
Citation(s) | [2007] WASCA 246 |
Transcript(s) | http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/wa/WASCA/2007/246.html |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Steytler P, McLure JA, Miller JA |
Case opinions | |
appeal allowed 18 years is more than what is fairly required to achieve all the sentencing objectives including punishment, retribution and deterrence per McLure JA concurring Miller JA Steytler P |
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The case is frequently cited in Western Australia for its elaboration of the 'totality principle',[1] a legal doctrine often invoked where an appellant wishes to reduce the total imposed sentence for multiple charges, on the appeal ground that the aggregate sentence is manifestly excessive. Mr Roffey successfully obtained a reduction in sentence from an 18-year sentence to a sentence of 13 years and 6 months.
According to LawCite, the case has been cited the 2nd most times of any Western Australian Supreme Court decision.[2]