The appellant appealed sentence solely on the basis of the credit granted for one year of pretrial detention.
The court held that the trial judge erred by requiring something 'exceptional' before granting enhanced credit, contrary to the framework in Summers.
Given the appellant's likely eligibility for early release, compliance on bail, good behaviour in custody, and lack of delay, enhanced credit of 1.5 to 1 was warranted.
The sentence was reduced from 30 months to a net custodial sentence of 12 months, with the two-year probation term remaining.
