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Youthful first offender sentenced to 16 months in custody for possessing a loaded restricted firearm.
The accused, a youthful first offender, was convicted of possessing a loaded restricted firearm and carrying a concealed weapon.
The court considered social context evidence regarding his background as a Muslim Canadian of Afghani descent but declined to apply the Morris framework for systemic racism.
After granting credit for pre-sentence custody and restrictive bail conditions, the court sentenced the accused to 16 months and 1 week in a provincial reformatory, rejecting a conditional sentence.
