Still plucking figures out of the air? Markarian and the affirmation of the instinctive synthesis
Edney, Richard 2005, Still plucking figures out of the air? Markarian and the affirmation of the instinctive synthesis, High Court quarterly review, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 50-57.
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Still plucking figures out of the air? Markarian and the affirmation of the instinctive synthesis
The High Court of Australia recently had the opportunity to reconsider the appropriate sentencing methodology to be adopted in the sentencing of offenders under Australian criminal law in the case of Markarian v The Queen. The High Court had to decide whether to continue with the instinctive synthesis approach to sentencing or a process that exposed in greater clarity the basis upon which sentencing was to occur. Ultimately, a majority of the Court favoured the continuance of the instinctive synthesis approach to sentencing in criminal cases. The article will consider the decision in Markarian and the implications that it will have for the sentencing of offenders in the States and Territories of Australia.
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