by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Jan 30, 2014 | All Posts
Today in NSW new mandatory minimum jail terms of up to eight years to deal with drunken violence and so-called “coward’s punches” were introduced. These changes, which affect the role of intoxication in forming intention and/or mitigation of penalty...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Jan 30, 2014 | All Posts, Education
Law Reform to deal with violent assaults Introduction NSW Govt. Toughens Laws for Intoxicated Offenders The Rule of Law and Mandatory Sentences Do Mandatory Sentences Provide Just Outcomes? Questions and Activities See also our post explaining the assault causing...