House v The King (original) (raw)

House v The King is a decision of the High Court of Australia. The case is notable as a statement of principle for sentencing discretion in Australian Criminal Law. Specifically, the case elaborates upon five types of errors that may lead to an appellate court exercising its own sentencing discretion in substitution for that of the sentencing judge. While House was a criminal case, its statement of principle regarding appeals of discretion is relevant to all areas of law. House v The King has the 5th highest number of citations among High Court cases.