A sentence of 12 years' imprisonment for armed robbery committed by first-time armed robbery offenders with significant mitigating factors (early guilty pleas, genuine remorse, mental health conditions, deprived backgrounds, and rehabilitation efforts) was manifestly excessive. The appropriate sentence in such circumstances was 8 years and 6 months with a 6-year non-parole period. The case provides a useful survey of comparable armed robbery sentences and illustrates the application of Bugmy principles to an Aboriginal offender with a traumatic childhood and to a non-Aboriginal offender who suffered childhood sexual abuse.
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