| Issue: |
Whether, in relation to a sentence for stalking by a man with traits of autistic spectrum disorder who had an adjustment disorder with depression at the time of the sentence, the judge erred by not following the Sentencing Council Guideline on Sentencing Offenders with Mental Disorders, Developmental Disorders or Neurological Impairments or allowing mitigation for mental health matters; what amounts to a “sufficient connection” between mental disorder and offending behaviour to reduce culpability. |
