2015-04-14
"Career Criminal" has 10-year sentence for aggravated burglary backdated by nine months
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Purdy moved to appeal his sentence today on grounds that his sentence was not appropriately backdated and the sentencing judge had effectively "thrown away the key". He said the offence was of the "utmost gravity" and there was no error in principle in Purdy's 10 year sentence.