A nine-year sentence with an SVO declaration for a single armed robbery in company with personal violence, where the offender used an unloaded sawn-off rifle and made threats to kill, was manifestly excessive notwithstanding an extensive prior criminal history including violent offences. The appropriate range for such offending was seven to eight years with the option of an SVO declaration. Prior criminal history should not be given decisive weight in deciding whether to make an SVO declaration; the focus should be on features of the particular offence.
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