A sentence of 16 months' imprisonment for a 19-year-old getaway driver in two attempted armed robberies involving a machete, with fast-track guilty pleas and favourable antecedents, is within the proper sentencing range and not manifestly excessive. Significant sentences of immediate imprisonment for attempted armed robbery are not unusual even for young offenders.
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