A sentence of 2 years' imprisonment (8% of the 25-year maximum) with a 1-year non-parole period for a planned armed robbery committed in company, at night, by a youthful offender with a traumatic background and mental health conditions, was held not to be manifestly excessive. The case confirms that the mandatory imprisonment requirement for category 2 offences under s 5(2H) of the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) constrains sentencing options, and that even with significant mitigating factors, a moderate custodial sentence for serious armed robbery offending will not be disturbed on appeal.
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