Read the full judgment text of CAAR 000006/1984 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 20 June 1984 before McMullin, V.P., Li & Cons, JJ.A..
Criminal law – robbery – armed robbery – goldsmith shop – sentencing – application for review by Attorney General – adequacy of sentence – driver of get-away car and look-out – use of gun and melon knives – stolen goods worth about a quarter of a million dollars – first offender for present purposes – two previous convictions of no importance – whether sentence of 6 years manifestly inadequate – whether normal sentencing range is 12 to 15 years for armed robbery of bank or jewellery shop – whether review court bound to impose less than properly deserved – whether remorse, poor family background, and first offender status carry weight in deterrent sentencing – whether driver/look-out must be taken to have known of weapons openly carried – sentence increased from 6 years to 9 years.
Legal issues: Adequacy of sentence for armed robbery of a goldsmith shop
Outcome: Application allowed; sentence increased from 6 years to 9 years' imprisonment.
Cited by 4 cases