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Sampson v R [2025] NSWCCA 25
In this judgment the Court of Criminal Appeal (‘CCA’) has held that, unfortunate as it may be, the mandatory sentencing discount scheme requires judges to impose post-discount sentences which cannot be rounded to even months. It would appear many head sentences, at least, are set to become expressed