A sentence of 2 years 6 months immediate imprisonment for a s 445A Criminal Code (WA) offence involving a fire in a residential apartment complex causing approximately $263,000 damage, where the offender was convicted after trial, showed no remorse, and was in denial about substance abuse issues, is not manifestly excessive. Where mental illness is not shown to be independent of self-induced substance abuse and the offender refuses to address those issues, no mitigation is available and the unaddressed issues may heighten the need for community protection.
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