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Sentence appeal allowed; custodial sentence for first offender replaced with suspended sentence and probation.
The appellant, a first offender, appealed a custodial sentence imposed for a non-violent offence.
The Court of Appeal found the trial judge's reasons for imposing jail were completely inadequate.
The Crown conceded that the objective of general deterrence could be met with a non-custodial sentence.
The appeal was allowed, and the sentence was varied to a suspended sentence with two years of probation.