A failure to comply with s 13(3) of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) by expressly stating that a guilty plea has been taken into account does not of itself justify appellate interference with a sentence, provided it is evident from the sentence that the plea was in fact taken into account. Late guilty pleas entered in the context of an overwhelming Crown case after a matter has been listed for trial carry reduced mitigating weight.
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