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Appeal Court reduces sentence after counsel, judge ‘inadvertently overlooked’ s. 85 of Criminal Code

By Amanda Jerome (May 12, 2023, 2:07 PM EDT) -- All parties, including the judge, ‘inadvertently overlooked’ section 85(4) of the Criminal Code during the sentencing of a man pleading guilty to robbery with an imitation firearm. The error led to a “global sentence of 8 years,” which the judge later acknowledged was not the “intention.”...

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