In Julian v Commissioner of Police [2024] QDC 173, the appellant, Crystal Lee Julian, challenged her sentencing in the Magistrates Court where she was convicted of 46 offenses over a two-year period. The charges included breaching probation, parole, and a suspended sentence, with additional offenses involving dangerous operation of a vehicle, evasion, fraud, and possession of a weapon. Notably, the Magistrate imposed a statutory minimum sentence for a weapons offense requiring 12 months of imprisonment. Julian argued that her sentence was excessive, particularly given her history of domestic violence and her plea of guilty. The District Court, presided by Smith AM DCJA, partially allowed the appeal by adjusting the sentence specifically regarding her license disqualification but upheld the rest of the Magistrate's original orders, concluding that the sentence overall was not manifestly excessive.
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