A sentence of three years' imprisonment for robbery with personal violence arising from shoplifting followed by relatively minor assaults, where the offender's bizarre conduct was the product of the combined effect of prescription medication and alcohol, was manifestly excessive; 18 months was the appropriate sentence. The combined effect of prescription medication and alcohol on an offender's conduct is a mitigating factor distinguishable from simple voluntary intoxication.
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