[multiple offences committed over 5 months of serious professional housebreaking and the like – 27-year-old appellant without previous convictions – Sentenced to a total of 8 years imprisonment and 4 strokes with starting point of 12 years. In the circumstances 12 years as starting point excessive. Starting point reduced to between 10 and 11 years. Sentence reduced to 7 years imprisonment with 3 strokes]
