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R v ZC [2024] QCA 89

In R v ZC, the applicant ZC sought leave to appeal against sentences imposed for various offences, including unlawful stalking with violence, entering a dwelling with intent to commit an indictable offence, and sexual assault. The applicant was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment for stalking, two years’ imprisonment for entering a dwelling, and two years’ probation for the sexual assault, with convictions recorded for all counts. The offences were serious domestic violence offences committed against his ex-girlfriend and her mother over a period of four months.


The Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal but ultimately dismissed the appeal, finding the sentences were not manifestly excessive. Despite the mitigating factors of ZC’s youth, lack of prior criminal history, and good prospects of rehabilitation, the appellate court held that the sentencing judge appropriately balanced these against the seriousness of the offences and ZC's lack of insight into his wrongful behaviour. The Court emphasized that sentences should serve the purposes of general deterrence, denunciation, and rehabilitation, and upheld the structured sentence designed to avoid actual custody while ensuring supervision and aid for ongoing rehabilitation.


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