The sentencing range for rape by stealth (offender entering complainant's home uninvited) supports sentences as low as five years depending on circumstances, notwithstanding statements in R v Q and R v Basacar about a seven-year starting point. A sentencing judge's remarks rejecting a specific sentence submitted by defence do not demonstrate a fetter on discretion where they reflect the judge's assessment of the appropriate sentence in the circumstances.
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