Liddy v R 3 November 2004

The applicant was sentenced in the Darwin Supreme Court to a total effective sentence of 5 years and 6 months imprisonment with a non parole period of 2 years and 9 months following his pleas of guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and one count of unlawfully causing grievous harm.

The applicant sought leave to appeal against sentence on the grounds that the sentencing judge erred -

• in imposing a sentence which was manifestly excessive, and

• in failing to give sufficient discount for the applicant’s early plea of guilty and agreeing to proceed by way of an ex-offiicio indictment.

The Crown opposed the grant of leave on all grounds.

The appeal was heard and determined on 29 April 2005. See under Decisions for a further note of the case.