The appellant pleaded guilty to numerous serious offences, including armed robberies and break and enters, after voluntarily confessing to police following a religious conversion.
He was sentenced to 22 years consecutive to a 7-year sentence he was already serving.
On appeal, the Court of Appeal found the sentence was crushing and offended the totality principle, failing to give adequate credit for his voluntary confession and guilty pleas.
The appeal was allowed and the sentences were varied to total approximately 15 years.
