Roffey v The State of Western Australia
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Roffey v The State of Western Australia
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Roffey v The State of Western Australia is a Court of Appeal decision of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in the field of criminal law. The case is frequently cited in Western Australia for its elaboration of the 'totality principle', a legal doctrine often invoked where an appellant wishes to reduce the total imposed sentence for multiple charges, on the appeal ground that the aggregate sentence is manifestly excessive. Mr Roffey successfully obtained a reduction in sentence from an 18-ye
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Court of Appeal case in Western Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roffey_v_The_State_of_Western_Australia
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2023-10-13T05:08:00Z
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