Courts powers to reduce penalties for assistance to the authorities
Posted onIn York v the Queen (2005) 225 CLR 466, Gleeson CJ at [3] observed: “It is a common sentencing practice to extend leniency, sometimes very substantial leniency, to an offender who has assisted the authorities..” In that case, the offender had pled guilty to possession of a dangerous drug in excess of 500 grams. The […]