Lim v The State of Western Australia

Lim was convicted of 18 counts of sexual penetration without consent, 29 counts of unlawful and indecent assault, and one count of unlawful wounding. The crimes were committed against 22 victims over a period of four years and four months. Lim pleaded guilty to 18 of the charges but pleaded not guilty to the remaining 27. The appellant was sentenced to a total effective sentence of 17 years and 6 months imprisonment, and he appealed against his sentence. The appeal was heard in the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

The court was required to determine whether the total effective sentence imposed on the appellant was 'crushing', and whether it bore a proper relationship to the overall criminality of the offending. The court also had to consider whether the sentence was manifestly excessive, and whether it was proportionate to the gravity of the crimes committed.

The court found that the total effective sentence was not 'crushing', and that it bore a proper relationship to the overall criminality of the offending. The court held that the sentence was not manifestly excessive, and that it was proportionate to the gravity of the crimes committed. The court noted that the appellant had pleaded guilty to 18 of the charges, and that the sentence took into account the severity of the crimes committed against multiple victims over a significant period of time. The court also considered the need to deter the appellant and others from committing similar offences in the future.

The appeal was dismissed, and the sentence imposed by the primary judge was upheld.