A sentence of five years imprisonment with parole eligibility after two years for two counts of rape committed by an 18-year-old first offender against his 17-year-old former partner in a domestic violence context, where the offender pleaded guilty and showed remorse, is severe but not manifestly excessive. Comparable sentencing decisions predating the introduction of s 9(10A) of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) and the 1997 amendment to the imprisonment-as-last-resort principle are of limited utility.
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