The Queensland Court of Appeal upheld sentences of 12 years imprisonment with serious violent offence declarations for two applicants who directly assaulted the deceased, and 9 years with serious violent offence declarations for two applicants who aided the assault by encouragement, following a late guilty plea to manslaughter arising from planned gang retribution involving extreme violence. The Court found the 12-year sentences were not manifestly excessive and that the serious violent offence declarations on the 9-year sentences were appropriate, holding that removing the declarations would destroy parity with the co-offenders who directly committed the assault.
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