The Queensland Court of Appeal allowed the Attorney-General's appeal against a sentence of 2 years imprisonment with parole after 8 months for indecent dealing and unlawful carnal knowledge, holding the sentence was manifestly inadequate. The Court substituted a sentence of 3 years imprisonment on each of the carnal knowledge counts, having regard to comparable authorities and the increase in the maximum penalty for the offence.
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