The offender, a 19-year-old Black male with no prior criminal record, was convicted of break and enter and assault following a home invasion.
The Crown sought a four-year penitentiary sentence, while the defence sought a conditional sentence of less than two years.
The court considered the offender's difficult upbringing, experiences with racism, and strong rehabilitative prospects.
Applying the restraint principle and considering the systemic over-incarceration of young Black offenders, the court imposed a conditional sentence of two years less a day.
