What is the impact of a "crushing" sentence on an offender's future prospects?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from R v MO, 2011 MBPC 47 (CanLII):
A sentence will offend the totality principle if its effect is a “crushing sentence,” that is, a sentence not in keeping with the offender’s record and future prospects (para. 60 R v. Wozney)
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