STUBBS (a pseudonym) v The QUEEN

The applicant, identified by pseudonym STUBBS, appealed against a sentence imposed by a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland. The dispute concerned the appropriate sentence for offences relating to child exploitation material.

The Court was required to determine whether the sentencing judge erred in refusing to grant partial concurrency of sentences for the two sets of offending identified by the applicant, and whether the final sentence imposed was manifestly excessive.

The Court reasoned that a sentencing judge is not obliged to make an allowance for partial concurrency of sentences. It found no reasonable basis to impugn the final sentence, concluding that its total length fell well within the sentencing judge's discretion.

Permission to appeal was refused.