Queensland Judgments
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R v CC
[2004] QCA 187 (04/0051) Brisb McMurdo P Williams JA Jones J 31/05/2004 (delivered ex tempore)
Catchwords
CRIMINAL LAW – JURISDICTION, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – JUDGMENT AND PUNISHMENT – SENTENCE – FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT – CIRCUMSTANCES OF OFFENDER – where applicant convicted of two counts of rape and one count of indecent assault – where sentenced to eight years imprisonment – where offences occurred some 35 years prior to his plea of guilty – where applicant now 66 years of age – where applicant has demonstrated significant rehabilitation – where complainant was 12 years old at time of offences and violence was involved – whether sentence imposed sufficiently recognised the extent to which the applicant has rehabilitated himself – whether sentence imposed manifestly excessive