› Whether mitigating factors adequately taken into account
Criminal Law
› Sentencing
› Sexual offences
› Maintaining a sexual relationship with a child
› Sentencing range
› Factors increasing sentence
› Mitigating factors
› Parole eligibility
› Corrective Services Act 2006 (Qld), s 184(2)
Quick Take
1For maintaining a sexual relationship with a child involving fellatio without penile penetration or violence, where the complainant was 13 at commencement, a head sentence in the order of six years was the maximum open on the authorities under the post-2003 regime.
2Mitigating factors including a guilty plea at first appearance, full admissions, cooperation with authorities, expressions of remorse, and sparing the complainant from a contested hearing must be reflected in the sentence, including by fixing a parole eligibility date.
Case Details
Citation[2008] QCA 106
Reported(2008) 184 A Crim R 153
CourtQCA
JurisdictionQueensland
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