A complaint that a sentencing judge gave insufficient weight to a subjective belief as to the victim's age does not constitute specific error where the sentencing judge explicitly considered the offender's reduced moral culpability. Offending while on conditional liberty is an aggravating feature on sentence but is not relevant to the assessment of objective seriousness. In sentencing appeals, reformulation of the case below is not appropriate unless a miscarriage of justice is demonstrated.
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