Read the full judgment text of CACC 000228/1996 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 November 1996 before Power, Atg C.J., Mortimer, J.A. and Stuart-Moore, J..
Criminal law – obtaining property by deception – theft – sentencing – consecutive sentences – totality principle – discount for assistance – appeal against sentence – leave to appeal refused – The applicant was convicted of 15 offences (12 obtaining property by deception and 3 theft) involving nine women victims and total losses of $3,183,000 – Offences committed while on bail for similar offences – Already serving 2½ years for earlier District Court cases – Sentenced to 7 years consecutive to existing sentence, total 9½ years – Court of Appeal held total sentence not manifestly excessive or wrong in principle – Starting point must have been over 10 years after substantial discount for assistance – Consecutive sentence justified as offences committed on bail – Application for leave to appeal against sentence refused.
Legal issues: Appeal against sentence
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal against sentence refused.