A. Stubbs

The offender pleaded guilty to possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

The court accepted a joint submission for a global sentence of 4.5 years imprisonment.

Applying Summers credit and enhanced Duncan credit for harsh pre-sentence custody conditions, the sentence was reduced to time served.

Ancillary orders included a lifetime weapons prohibition and forfeiture of seized items.

Two young persons pleaded guilty to multiple planned and sophisticated bank robberies.

The court considered the principles of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, including accountability, rehabilitation, and the requirement that custody be a last resort.

Given the seriousness of the offences, the significant amounts of money stolen, and the traumatic impact on the victims, the court found that non-custodial sentences were not appropriate.

The first young person was sentenced to 15 months (open custody and community supervision) and the second to 12 months and 12 days (open custody and community supervision), both followed by 12 months of probation.