A sentence of 6 years imprisonment (before 25% discount for plea) for a mid-range attempted sexual intercourse without consent involving violence on public transport, committed while on parole, was upheld on appeal. There is no necessary correlation between an offence's position in the range of objective seriousness and the proportion of the maximum sentence available. Voluntary drug intoxication does not reduce moral culpability to any substantial degree where the offender's acts were purposeful and deliberate.
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