A sentence of 3 years and 2 months' imprisonment for extortion involving sustained threats over an extended period, actual violence, exploitation of physical size disparity, threats to the victim's family, and financial motivation was upheld as not manifestly excessive where the maximum penalty was 14 years. Comparator extortion cases were of very limited utility given the unique circumstances of each case.
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