Edwards, Stacey v The Queen [2020] VSCA 339

CRIMINAL LAW - Appeal - Sentence - Manslaughter - Guilty plea - Applicant stabbed partner in neck - Sentence 9 years' imprisonment, non-parole period 6 years and 9 months - Moral culpability - Whether reduced by family violence - Expert evidence - No causal link to family violence - Offending influenced by drug use - Relevance of disadvantaged background - Whether sentence manifestly excessive - Serious offending - Sentence within range - Judge's findings open - Leave to appeal refused.