Civil and Criminal Procedure (LAWS1014)

Should social disadvantage be taken into account in sentencing? If so, how? Draw on discussion in case law, and broader debates in developing your argument.

Daenerys Targaryen, 45 years old, has pleaded guilty to embezzlement of $428,000 under s157 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). Daenerys is a single parent of two children aged three and five. She has an online gambling addiction but no prior offences. She started gambling two years ago when her husband died of cancer. She moved to Australia when she was 20 and completed a certificate in human resources management at TAFE. She has a good employment record of 25 years, 12 with the same employer.

write sentencing submission on defence

Arya Stark, 20 years old, is a first-year law student at the University of Sydney. She has pleaded guilty to shoplifting a copy of Brown et al, Criminal Laws, valued at $136. It is her first offence. She is the first in her family to attend University. She lives at Stucco Student Cooperative and works four shifts per week at Krispy Kreme in the CBD to cover her living expenses in Sydney.
Write the sentencing submission on the prosecution side

Daenerys Targaryen, 45 years old, has pleaded guilty to embezzlement of $428,000 under s157 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). Daenerys is a single parent of two children aged three and five. She has an online gambling addiction but no prior offences. She started gambling two years ago when her husband died of cancer. She moved to Australia when she was 20 and completed a certificate in human resources management at TAFE. She has a good employment record of 25 years, 12 with the same employer.

what is Daenery's maximum penalty?

Daenerys Targaryen, 45 years old, has pleaded guilty to embezzlement of $428,000 under s157 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). Daenerys is a single parent of two children aged three and five. She has an online gambling addiction but no prior offences. She started gambling two years ago when her husband died of cancer. She moved to Australia when she was 20 and completed a certificate in human resources management at TAFE. She has a good employment record of 25 years, 12 with the same employer.

Write the sentencing submission for her as a defence