A factual error by the Crown in describing the number of offences for which a co-offender was sentenced, relied upon by the sentencing judge of another co-offender in assessing parity, can engender a legitimate sense of grievance warranting appellate intervention even where the sentence is otherwise appropriate. The court strongly reiterated that sentences for serious armed robbery remain inadequate and sentencing judges must have regard to the guideline judgment in R v Henry & Ors [1999] NSWCCA 111.
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