A sentence of two years imprisonment wholly suspended for arson of a motor vehicle in a carport adjoining an occupied dwelling where three people were asleep is manifestly inadequate, even where the offender has exceptional subjective circumstances including no prior convictions, ADHD, voluntary confession, and significant rehabilitation. However, the doctrine of double jeopardy and the parity principle may justify a wholly suspended sentence of four years rather than actual imprisonment on resentencing.
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