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Sentence reduced to 53 weeks on consent to avoid adverse immigration consequences.
The appellant appealed his sentence, seeking a reduction to avoid adverse immigration consequences.
The immigration authorities were treating the original sentence as a two-year sentence due to the length of pre-trial custody.
With the consent of the Crown, the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and reduced the sentence to 53 weeks, resulting in an effective sentence of two years less a week for immigration purposes.
Sentence appeal dismissed; one-year global sentence for extortion and voyeurism upheld as fit.
The appellant appealed the global sentence of one year in custody imposed for extortion and multiple acts of voyeurism.
The Court of Appeal found no error in principle by the sentencing judge and held that the sentence was fit.
The sentence appeal was dismissed.
