Where an offender committed a serious offence as a child but is sentenced as an adult years later, the mitigating effect of youth is significantly diminished where the offender has continued to offend extensively in the intervening period and has not undergone significant rehabilitation. A sentence of five years' imprisonment for a violent rape committed by a 13-year-old, sentenced at age 21 with an extensive criminal history, was not manifestly excessive.
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