Ineffective one-punch mandatory sentences should be scrapped, says Law Council

By Jane Lee
Updated April 15 2016 - 1:51pm, first published 1:00pm
University of Wollongong law academic Dr Julia Quilter. Picture: CHRISTOPHER CHAN
University of Wollongong law academic Dr Julia Quilter. Picture: CHRISTOPHER CHAN

A University of Wollongong law academic has joined a movement of lawyers calling for mandatory minimum sentences for 'one punch' homicides to be scrapped, arguing that they are not working to prevent violent crime and can have unjust outcomes.

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