Hook faces sentencing with no judicial choice

Zachery Hook, 19, pleaded guilty to Nazi salutes and white supremacist stickers. But the court has a problem: the law sets a fixed 12-month prison sentence with no discretion.

Why it mattersThe case reveals a rare legal flaw where a judge cannot fit the sentence to the circumstances.

AustraliaAn ACT court is grappling with sentencing limits that could affect how Nazi salute and hate-speech cases are handled in future.

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