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Magistrate criticises mandatory sentencing laws
AM - Monday, July 24, 2000 8:01
COMPERE: First though, in Darwin a magistrate has been
criticising the Territory's mandatory sentencing laws saying
theyre catching intellectual
Magistrate criticises mandatory sentencing
Source: AAP | Published: Thursday March 9, 2:32 PM
A magistrate working under the Northern Territory's mandatory sentencing
regime has publicly criticised aspects of the
controversial laws.
Magistrate Alasdair McGregor today said with courts no longer