Legal Question in Criminal Law in Australia

How can some one be given double penalty (14 years in jail) if an actual or even threat of a weapon is used in a robbery apposed to 7 year in jail for no weapon involvement?


Asked on 2/06/13, 12:41 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Ugur Nedim Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Robbery armed with a dangerous weapon is a far more serious charge than robbery without a dangerous weapon and is treated more seriously by the courts. It attracts a higher maximum penalty because the legislature is of the view that having a dangerous weapon such as a gun when committing a robbery is more serious than having no weapon at all or having just an offensive weapon such a stick

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Answered on 2/06/13, 5:47 pm


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