Overview
- The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal on Friday rejected Brett Andrew Button’s challenge to his prison term.
- His 32-year sentence, with a 24-year non-parole period, remains unchanged.
- Button’s appeal alleged double-counting and challenged findings that he knew he was under Tramadol’s influence and that the bus’s tipping threshold was about 31 km/h.
- Prosecutors cited medical evidence that he took significantly more Tramadol than prescribed, a prior medical finding of addiction, and his failure to disclose the medication to operator Linq Buslines.
- He pleaded guilty after manslaughter counts were dropped, with the case arising from the June 11, 2023 crash near Greta that killed 10 wedding guests and injured about 25, as survivors recalled his remark before entering the roundabout.