Parity considerations do not arise as such when comparing an adult offender's sentence with that of a co-offender dealt with in the Children's Court, but the Children's Court sentence is not wholly irrelevant because the adult offender may have a justifiable sense of grievance arising from the difference in sentencing regimes. Armed robbery and cognate offences attract full-time custody except in the most exceptional circumstances, even where there is a compelling subjective case.
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