Leave to appeal was granted in a culpable driving causing death case where the sentence of 11 years (7-year non-parole period) was described by the respondent as 'undoubtedly stern' and a 'statistical outlier'. The case identifies several arguable sentencing errors including characterisation of offending as 'approaching a worst case' where the sole basis of culpability was excessive speed, the relevance of a victim's failure to wear a seatbelt to mitigation, the treatment of a not guilty plea in assessing specific deterrence and rehabilitation, and remarks about the need to 'placate' the community. The merits of these grounds were not determined.
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