v the Saner: Pleaded guilty to Saner: Six Appeal Allowed Saner: Sentence Five 27 June 2014 Redlich Queen; conspiracy to commit years six against for both manifestly years nine and Tate armed robbery (one months’ sentence excessive; parity months’ JJA Kamal v the charge), burglary (one imprisonment, with co-offender imprisonment, Queen charge), theft (four non-parole despite differing non-parole [2014] VSCA charges), handle stolen period of four circumstance of period of three 134 goods (one charge) and years offending; failure years six deal with property to make explicit months suspected of being the any discount for Kamal: Seven proceeds of crime cooperation years three Kamal: Six (summary offence, one months’ years three charge) imprisonment, Kamal: Sentence months’ non-parole manifestly imprisonment, Kamal: Pleaded guilty to period of five excessive for non-parole conspiracy to commit years various reasons period of four armed robbery (one including disparity years three charge), burglary (two with co-offenders’ months charges), theft (three sentences, charges), possess double unregistered firearm punishment, whilst a prohibited failure to account person (one charge) and for subsequent dealing with property legislative suspected of being the changes proceeds of crime indicative of (summary offence, two parliament’s charges) opinion of the seriousness of
v the Queen; Kamal v the Queen [2014] VSCA 134 Saner: Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit armed robbery (one charge), burglary (one charge), theft (four charges), handle stolen goods (one charge) and deal with property suspected of being the proceeds of crime (summary offence, one charge) Kamal: Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit armed robbery (one charge), burglary (two charges), theft (three charges), possess unregistered firearm whilst a prohibited person (one charge) and dealing with property suspected of being the proceeds of crime (summary offence, two charges) Saner: Six years six months’ imprisonment, non-parole period of four years Kamal: Seven years three months’ imprisonment, non-parole period of five years Appeal against sentence Allowed for both Saner: Sentence manifestly excessive; parity with co-offender despite differing circumstance of offending; failure to make explicit any discount for cooperation Kamal: Sentence manifestly excessive for various reasons including disparity with co-offenders’ sentences, double punishment, failure to account for subsequent legislative changes indicative of parliament’s opinion of the seriousness of Five years nine months’ imprisonment, non-parole period of three years six months Kamal: Six years three months’ imprisonment, non-parole period of four years three months 27 June 2014 Redlich and Tate JJA