The appellants, two youthful first-time offenders, pleaded guilty to a variety store robbery involving planning and violence but no weapon.
They appealed their sentences.
The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge erred in principle by dismissing the sentencing principles of specific deterrence and rehabilitation.
The Court allowed the appeal, substituting a global sentence of two years less a day for each appellant, which, after accounting for pre-trial custody, resulted in a sentence of 357 days.
