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Citation
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Judgment date
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| July 2021 |
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Court confirmed the convict's fine for unlawful possession of an endangered specimen as adequate and lawful.
Wildlife law – possession of endangered species without permit – sentencing review and confirmation – fine must not be less than value of specimen – mitigation of first offender.
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28 July 2021 |
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On review the court enhanced a 14-year defilement sentence to 35 years due to use of a knife, threats, and victim vulnerability.
Criminal law – Defilement (section 138(1) Penal Code) – Sentence review and enhancement – Aggravating factors: use of weapon, threat to kill, victim's young age and vulnerability, concealment of identity – Precedent and need for deterrent, denunciatory sentencing.
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28 July 2021 |
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An adult’s repeated, planned defilement of a 10‑year‑old warranted enhancement of sentence from 14 to 40 years.
Criminal law – Defilement – Sentence enhancement on confirmation – Aggravating factors: adult offender, child under 11, repeated incidents, planned offence – Precedent supporting long or life sentences in worst cases.
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28 July 2021 |
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Court confirmed conviction for defilement and enhanced a ten-year sentence to 17 years IHL on review.
Criminal law – Defilement (s.138(1) Penal Code); sentencing – adequacy and enhancement of custodial term; consideration of victim age, offender’s age and first-offender status; comparative precedent and maximum penalty (life).
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28 July 2021 |
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Conviction for defilement confirmed; sentence increased to 17 years considering precedents and mitigating factors.
Criminal law – Defilement – Confirmation of conviction on review – Sentence enhancement – Consideration of precedents and mitigating factors (age, first-offender status, relationship with victim).
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28 July 2021 |
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Court imposed 20-year imprisonment for murder, rejecting non-custodial leniency despite age and first-offender status.
Homicide sentencing — sentencing discretion within life imprisonment maximum after abolition of mandatory death penalty — sections 339 and 340 CP&EC and non-custodial options for first offenders — mitigation (age, health, first offender) vs aggravation (domestic/intimate violence, professional duty, forensic evidence) — 20-year custodial sentence.
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16 July 2021 |