The accused pleaded guilty to four counts of robbery arising from eight bank robberies committed over one week in July 2017 while in the throes of a crack cocaine addiction.
The Crown sought six years imprisonment emphasizing general and specific deterrence, denunciation, and separation from society.
The defence sought a reformatory sentence of two years less one day, arguing that meaningful treatment in the provincial system would better serve rehabilitation.
The court imposed a sentence of five years less seventeen months presentence custody, resulting in three years and seven months remaining to serve.
The court found that while rehabilitation prospects remained limited, the seriousness of the offences, the vulnerable nature of the victims, the extensive criminal record, and the need for deterrence and denunciation were paramount considerations.
