Case over Aboriginality in sentencing to begin - ABC
The High Court, for the first time in 30 years, will consider whether aboriginality can be used as a defence in sentencing. William David Bugmy, who's spent most of his adult life in jail, was convicted of assaulting a prison officer at the Broken Hill prison in 2011. The sentencing appeal judge ruled that special consideration for Aboriginal background can't be applied to repeat offenders.
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