An aggregate sentence of 11 years and 8 months' imprisonment (equivalent to 17 years and 6 months pre-transitional provisions) for 19 home burglaries, one aggravated home burglary, and one motor vehicle theft was manifestly excessive by reason of failure to apply the totality principle, notwithstanding that the individual sentences were within range. The case provides a useful comparison point for sentencing in cases of serial home burglary in Western Australia.
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