The R v Henry sentencing guideline for armed robbery applies mutatis mutandis to robbery in company. A sentencing judge need not find 'exceptional circumstances' to depart from the Henry guideline; that formulation sets too high a threshold. However, parity with a co-offender is not relevant where the co-offender was involved in only one of multiple criminal episodes and the difference in sentence reflects the additional criminality.
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