The ACT Court of Appeal dismissed a sentence appeal, holding the sentence was not manifestly excessive for the offences to which the appellant pleaded guilty. The Court confirmed that the sentencing judge was not required to expressly refer to the hardship of protective custody, as it is a notorious fact that sentencing judges are presumed to have considered. [name withheld] noted, referencing [name withheld] in AB v The Queen, that even accounting for the onerous conditions of protective custody, the offences fell close to the worst category of their kind, justifying the sentence imposed.
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