A party to a joint criminal enterprise to cause grievous bodily harm is sentenced for the full range of criminal acts done by all parties, but the sentencing judge may have regard to the fact that acts of violence were perpetrated by persons other than the offender in assessing objective seriousness. The nature of the joint enterprise (assault versus grievous bodily harm) from the outset is relevant to the assessment of objective seriousness. A sentence that is lenient and verges on manifest inadequacy may still be upheld where it is just within the permissible range and the offender's subjective circumstances support the exercise of the Court's residual discretion.
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