A sentence of 3 years' immediate imprisonment for aggravated home burglary involving forced entry to an occupied dwelling at night, armed with weapons, with a 20% guilty plea discount, is within the appropriate sentencing range. The parity principle does not require comparable sentences between an adult offender and a juvenile co-offender where the principles of juvenile justice apply to the co-offender.
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