Financial gain is neither an element nor an inherent characteristic of the offence of conspiracy to commit aggravated armed robbery, and may therefore be taken into account as an aggravating factor under s 21A(2)(o) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 without impermissible double counting. The unsophisticated and haphazard nature of a conspiracy is relevant to the assessment of objective seriousness and may render a sentence manifestly excessive even where the offence is properly characterised as objectively very serious.
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