The M v The Queen test for unreasonable verdicts was applied to uphold convictions for historical sexual offences against a child, where the complainant's direct evidence was accepted by the jury notwithstanding delay of over 30 years, absence of corroboration, and minor inconsistencies. A deliberate forensic decision not to give evidence, made on proper legal advice, cannot form the basis for appellate intervention. Where a sentencing judge imposes sentence based on a misapprehension of the maximum penalty, the appellate court will resentence to maintain the relationship with the correct maximum that the sentencing judge intended.
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