A total effective sentence of 17 years and 1 month (NPP 13 years) for incest and sexual penetration of a stepchild involving two child victims, including impregnation of an 11-year-old, was within range. The standard sentence for sexual penetration of a stepchild (10 years) is a legislative guidepost; where the offending is considerably more serious than a notional mid-range example, a sentence only slightly above the standard sentence and at 44% of the maximum is modest and could have been significantly higher. A sentencing judge's acknowledgment of the amelioration for a plea during the COVID-19 pandemic is sufficient without detailed separate analysis.
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