Claudia-Lauren Williams successful in The Court of Appeal on sentence

Claudia-Lauren Williams represented an appellant at The Court of Appeal who had been convicted of numerous offences, including four counts of threats to kill, common assault and criminal damage.

Leave to appeal on both conviction and sentence was granted by the Full Court following submissions. Appeal against conviction was subsequently dismissed, however the appeal against sentence was allowed and the sentence was reduced by the court from 28 months’ imprisonment to 18 months’ imprisonment.

It was submitted that the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive as during sentencing appropriate weight had not been given to the Appellant’s good character, nor to his mental impairment and the impact of this upon his culpability.

Claudia-Lauren Williams is instructed in all matters across all areas of General Crime. She has represented clients accused of serious offences at trial and acted in the early stages of proceedings relating to allegations of attempted murder, robbery, drug supply conspiracy and serious violent assaults. Read more: [Claudia-Lauren Williams Profile]