In sentencing for culpable driving causing death, general deterrence must usually be emphasised and there is correspondingly less scope for leniency on account of youth than for some other crimes, but youth and concomitant prospects of rehabilitation may still influence the length of sentence and the non-parole period. A sentencing judge errs by treating as an aggravating factor conduct the subject of a charge that has been withdrawn and not conceded.
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