The appellant appealed his global sentence of 14 years' imprisonment for multiple offences arising from a violent home invasion and possession of a prohibited firearm.
He argued the sentence was crushing and demonstrably unfit given his youth, minor prior record, and rehabilitative efforts in custody.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding the sentence was within the appropriate range.
The court emphasized the gratuitous physical violence, permanent psychological damage inflicted on the victims, and the terrorization of the family, which included holding a loaded gun to a child's head.
