The appellant appealed his conviction for robbery and his sentence of 10 years' imprisonment.
On the conviction appeal, he argued the trial judge erred in a Corbett application by admitting his 28-year-old manslaughter conviction after finding defence counsel attacked the arresting officer's character.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the conviction appeal, finding no error in the trial judge's application of the Corbett test.
On the sentence appeal, the Crown conceded the 10-year sentence was outside the appropriate range.
The Court allowed the sentence appeal and reduced the sentence to 5 years' imprisonment.
