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\par }{\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Attempted rape \endash  appeal against sentence \endash  Appellant lured victim - factors to consider where offence is not the most serious of its kind - }{
\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Penal Code s151
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\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 He appealed against conviction and sentence, but at the hearing of the appeal, counsel proceeded with the appeal against sentence only. The Appellant
 lured the victim who was on her way to visit her cousin by telling her he know of a pastor on Khalsa Road, who sold second-hand clothes. Upon passing a vacant house, the Appellant
 grabbed her, forced her to lie on the ground and pulled her panties down to her knees. She yelled out, and a passer-by came to her rescue. Counsel submitted that a starting point should be 21 months and not 5 
years as used by the magistrate. The Court considered a range of sentences imposed for an offence which was not the most serious of its kind. The Court adopted a starting point of 4 years imprisonment as appropriate. The Appellant
 was entitled to a reduction for his guilty plea of one year, there was no evidence of injuries to the victim, or of the use of weapons or gratuitous violence, but the Appellant
 used subterfuge to lure the victim to a vacant house, he deliberately referred to a pastor to gain her c
onfidence, and would have completed the offence if he had not been disturbed. He used force to get the victim to lie down, pulling her panties down to her knees. The Court outlined the principles on which a deterrent sentence should be passed. The Judge
 considered the following aggravating factors: violence used over and above the force necessary to commit the offence; the use of weapons; repeated rapes; planning; previous convictions for sexual offences; t
he victim was subjected to further sexual indignities; the victim was very old or very young; t
he trauma suffered and the effect on the victim was especially serious. The Court considered the following mitigation features include: Previous good character; guilty plea.
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e least serious of its kind, which might have justified the lowest starting point. 
The maximum statutory sentence is not always a good indication of what the tariff might be, because the legislature often sets a statutory maximum far in excess of an approp
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\par }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 R v Billam}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  82 Cr. App. R. 347 foll
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\par Sentence of 3 years substituted for 3 year 4 month sentence.
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\par Other cases referred to in Judgment 
\par }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Epeli Ratabacaca v State}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  HAA 106/91
\par }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Latchman Prasad Sharma v State}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  [1997] HAA 0027/97 10 June 1997 
\par }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 R v Behich}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  (1986) 8 Cr. App. R(s) 387 
\par }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 R v Williams}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  (1987) 9 Cr. App. R(s) 491
\par }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Vereniki Marawa v State}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  [1998] HAA 018/98 15 April 1998 
\par }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Watisoni Davui v State}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  [1997] HAA 10/97 9 June 1997 
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\row }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
\par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Shameem, J}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485 
\par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3360459\charrsid3360459 
\par }\pard\plain \s15\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 \f40\fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 This is
 an appeal against sentence, in respect of a term of three years and four months imprisonment imposed on the Appellant for the following charge:
\par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
\par }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Statement of Offence
\par }\pard\plain \s17\ql \fi374\li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
ATTEMPTED RAPE}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 : contrary for Section 151 of the Penal Code, Act 17.
\par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
\par }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Particulars of Offence
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid3360459 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 JIOJI AUNIMA on the 16th
 day of March, 2001 at Nasinu in the Central Division, attempted to have unlawful carnal knowledge of RAIJIELI AKANISI without her consent.
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 {\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 The appeal was against conviction and sentence, but at the hearing of the appeal, counsel proceeded with the appeal against sentence only.
\par 
\par The facts of the case, as outlined by the prosecution were that on the 16th of March 2001 at about 7.30pm, the victim was on her way to visit her cousin when she met the Appellant
. He told her he know of a pastor on Khalsa Road, who sold second-hand clothes. She accompanied him, and when they passed a vacant house, the Appellant grabbed her, and forced her to lie on the
 ground. He then pulled her panties down to her knees. She yelled out, and a Fijian man passing by, came to her rescue. He took the Appellant to the police station where he admitted committing the offence.
\par 
\par These facts were admitted by the Appellant in the Magistrates}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3360459 '}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  Court and he was convicted as charged.
\par 
\par In mitigation he said he was 25 years old, married, had one son and was employed as a carpenter at Falekau Industries. He expressed remorse and asked for a non custodial sentence. He has one previous conviction on 22nd October 1996, for larceny.
\par 
\par In his sentence remarks the learned Magistrate said the maximum sentence for Attempted Rape was 7 years imprisonment and that the starting point should therefore be 5 years imprisonment. The Appellant was given 
one-third discount for the guilty plea and the sentence passed was therefore three years and four months imprisonment.
\par 
\par At the hearing of this appeal, Counsel for the Appellant submitted that the starting point of five years imprisonment was wrong in princ
iple. He said that the tariff for attempted rape in Fiji was considerable less than five years and suggested that the correct starting point should have been twenty-one months as it was in }{
\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 {\*\bkmkstart Vereniki_Marawa_v_S_Jioji_Aunima_v_State}Vereniki Marawa \endash v- The State}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  
{\*\bkmkend Vereniki_Marawa_v_S_Jioji_Aunima_v_State}Criminal Appeal No. 018 of 1998.
\par 
\par State Counsel opposed the appeal saying that }{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Vereniki Marawa}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
 (supra) was distinguishable, and that because this was a serious case of Attempted Rape, the starting point of five years imprisonment was right in principle.
\par 
\par A tariff sentence is usually passed where the court recognises the need for deterrent sentence. The range of sentences that make up the tariff for a particu
lar offence, is usually determined by the courts. The maximum statutory sentence is not always a good indication of what the tariff might be, because the legislature often sets a statutory maximum far in excess of an appropriate term, in order to give the
 court a wide discretion for sentencing. In most case, the statutory maximum sentence would only be appropriate for the worst type of offending.
\par 
\par The range of sentence which indicate the tariff is easily discernable from the reported cases for a particular 
type of offending. The decision for the sentence is then to decide on the appropriate starting point. D.A. Thomas "Principles of Sentencing" says (at page 38): 
\par }\pard\plain \s18\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid3360459 \f2\fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3360459 
\par }{\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 "This process is governed primarily by concepts of proportion, the relative seriousness of the 
offence as an instance of its kind, and arguments based on deterrence are not permitted to override this factor. What may be considered the average offence of its kind is place near the middle of the range; as in the case of statutory maxima, room must be
 left within the effective range to deal with the most serious examples likely to be encountered."
\par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
\par }\pard\plain \s15\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 \f40\fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
In the absence of guideline judgments which set out the tariff for particular types of offending, it is not always easy to recognize the tariff established by the courts. This is because, much of the sentencing, which is done in the Magistrate}{
\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3360459 '}{\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
s Courts, is not always available to the High Court or the Court of Appeal. In this case both counsel have submitted those authorities they were able to obtain and they are useful as an indication of a tariff for Attempted Rape.
\par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
\par In }{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Vereniki Marawa \endash v- The State}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
 (supra) Surman J quashed a suspended sentence passed by a magistrate, on appeal by the State and substituted a term of twelve months imprisonment. He adopted a st
arting point of twenty-one months imprisonment, saying that the case was not the most serious of its kind. Indeed in outlining the facts, which were that the accused had accosted an
 18 year old girl, pressed her neck, pulled down his pants said he wanted t
o have sex with her, his Lordship said that the case was really a "borderline case" of Attempted Rape. He said it was arguable that the accused should really have been charged with Indecent Assault.
\par 
\par In }{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 {\*\bkmkstart Latchman_v_State_Jioji_Aunima_v_State}Latchman Prasad Sharma \endash v- The State}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  
{\*\bkmkend Latchman_v_State_Jioji_Aunima_v_State}Criminal Appeal No. 0027 of 1997, Pain J considered a sentence of 4 years imprisonment for Attempted Rape, after a defending hearing. The evidence was that the victim was 12 years old, the Appellant
 had tried to penetrate her vagina but could not, and he performed other degrading acts on her. There was an element of breach of trust and some subterfuge employed by the Appellant. He had
 previous convictions for similar offences. Pain J refused to reduce the sentence, saying, at page 6:
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid3360459 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3360459 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 "Substantial prison sentences are common for this offence. Sentence of 3\'bd years imprisonment have been confirmed in this court in }{
\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 {\*\bkmkstart Epeli_Ratabacava_v_S_Jioji_Aunima_v_S}Epeli Ratabacaca \endash v- {\*\bkmkend Epeli_Ratabacava_v_S_Jioji_Aunima_v_S}The State}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  (Crim. App. No. 106 of 1991) and }{\b\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 {\*\bkmkstart Watis_Davui_v_S_Jioji_Aunima_v_State}Watisoni Davui \endash 
v- The State}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  {\*\bkmkend Watis_Davui_v_S_Jioji_Aunima_v_State}(Crim. App. No. 10 of 1997)".
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 {\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
\par }\pard\plain \s16\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 \fs24\lang3081\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp3081\langfenp3081 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 In }{
\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Watisoni Davui \endash v- The State}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  (supra) the Appellant
 had punched the victim, taken her to a cassava patch, thrown her to the ground, assaulted her again and pulled down her pants before getting on top of her. He was sentenced, after a defended hearing to 3\'bd years i
mprisonment. Pain J upheld the sentence saying there was only a fine line between the attempt and the completed offence. He said that 3\'bd years imprisonment was within the acceptable range.
\par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
\par }\pard\plain \s16\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 \fs24\lang3081\langfe3081\cgrid\langnp3081\langfenp3081 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 In }{
\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Epeli Ratabacaca \endash v- The State}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  (supra) a sentence of 3\'bd years i
mprisonment for Attempted Rape was upheld by Jayaratne J on appeal from a defended hearing. The facts of the case are not set out in the judgment, but the charge was originally one of Rape, and the Appellant was a first offender.
\par 
\par Counsel also referred to 
English authorities on sentences for Attempted Rape. However, the tariff in England is not strictly comparable because the statutory maximum sentence for Attempted Rape is life imprisonment under section 3 (Schedule 2, para 1(a)) of the Sexual Offences Ac
t 1985.
\par 
\par However, the guidelines issued by the Court of Appeal in }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 {\*\bkmkstart R_v_Billam_Jioji_Aunima_v_State}R v Billam}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459  
{\*\bkmkend R_v_Billam_Jioji_Aunima_v_State}82 Cr. App. R. 347 are helpful as to what factors may constitute aggravating or mitigation factors. Aggravating factors are:}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid3360459 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid3360459\charrsid3360459 
\par {\listtext\pard\plain\s16 \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\langfenp3081\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 1.\tab}}\pard \s16\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\ls1\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid3360459 {
\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Violence used over and above the force necessary to commit the offence;
\par {\listtext\pard\plain\s16 \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\langfenp3081\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 2.\tab}The use of weapons;
\par {\listtext\pard\plain\s16 \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\langfenp3081\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 3.\tab}Repeated rapes;
\par {\listtext\pard\plain\s16 \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\langfenp3081\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 4.\tab}Planning;
\par {\listtext\pard\plain\s16 \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\langfenp3081\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 5.\tab}Previous convictions for sexual offences;
\par {\listtext\pard\plain\s16 \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\langfenp3081\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 6.\tab}The victim was subjected to further sexual indignities;
\par {\listtext\pard\plain\s16 \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\langfenp3081\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 7.\tab}The victim was very old or very young;
\par {\listtext\pard\plain\s16 \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\langfenp3081\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 8.\tab}The trauma suffered and the effect on the victim was especially serious.
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 {\b\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Mitigation features include:}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid3360459 {\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid3360459\charrsid3360459 
\par {\listtext\pard\plain\s16 \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\langfenp3081\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 1.\tab}}\pard \s16\ql \li720\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\ls2\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid3360459 {
\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Previous good character;
\par {\listtext\pard\plain\s16 \lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\langfenp3081\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 \hich\af0\dbch\af0\loch\f0 2.\tab}Guilty plea.}{\b\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
\par }\pard \s16\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 {\b\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 It was held in }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Billam}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
 that the starting point for Attempted Rape s
hould normally be less that for the completed offence, especially if the offender was stopped at an early stage. However in some cases, the sentence for Attempted Rape could be heavier that some examples of the completed offence.
\par 
\par Thus in }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 {\*\bkmkstart R_v_Behich_Jioji_Aunima_v_State}R \endash v- Behich}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 {\*\bkmkend R_v_Behich_Jioji_Aunima_v_State}
 (1986) 8 Cr. App. R(s) 387 a sentence of seven years imprisonment for Attempted Rape was upheld where there was a serious degree of violence. In }{\b\i\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 
{\*\bkmkstart R_v_Williams_Jioji_Aunima_v_State}R \endash v- Williams}{\lang2057\langfe3081\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 {\*\bkmkend R_v_Williams_Jioji_Aunima_v_State}
 (1987) 9 Cr. App. R(s) 491, on facts similar to this case before me, a sentence of five years imprisonment was reduced to four years.
\par 
\par Applying all these principles, I find that the accepted tariff for Attempted Rape in the Fiji Courts ranges from 12 months imprisonment to 5 years imprisonment. A starting point should then be chosen according to the seriousness of the offending.
\par 
\par In the case before me, a starting point of 5 years imprisonment was not appropriate. This was not the
 most serious offence of its kind. There was no evidence of injuries, extreme youth or age of the victim, or of the use of weapons or gratuitous violence. However, it was clearly not the least serious of its kind, which might have justified the lowest sta
rting point. The Appellant used subterfuge to lure the victim to a vacant house, he deliberately referred to a pastor to gain her confidence, he would have completed the offence if he had not been disturbed, and he used force to get the victim to lie
 down pulling her panties down to her knees. This was not a "borderline" indecent assault.
\par 
\par As such I consider a starting point of 4 years imprisonment to be appropriate. The Appellant was entitled to a reduction for his guilty plea of one year, but was no
t entitled to any further reduction for good character. In all the circumstances, I consider a sentence of 3 years imprisonment to be appropriate.
\par 
\par The sentence of 3 years and 4 months imprisonment is quashed and substituted with a term of 3 years imprisonment.
\par 
\par The appeal is successful to that extent.
\par }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3360459 \fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Appeal on sentence 
allowed. 
\par 
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5516485\charrsid3360459 Marie Chan}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1972231\charrsid3360459 
\par }}