Aggravated blackmail involving well-planned vigilante conduct with threats of serious violence, claims of bikie gang association, and multiple victims warrants sentences in the range of four to nine years' imprisonment depending on the offender's role and antecedents. A sentencing judge's characterisation of a participant's conduct as mere 'stupidity' and release on the rising of the Court for such offending constitutes material error. A prior conviction for manslaughter involving firearms is a relevant antecedent when sentencing for offences involving threats of violence.
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