The Court of Criminal Appeal cannot disturb an otherwise appropriate sentence by having regard to post-sentence rehabilitation efforts; the Court's function is to correct sentencing error, not to re-sentence in light of subsequent developments. Bag snatching offences are regarded with gravity and will attract condign punishment, with courts needing to give due weight to both general and particular deterrence.
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