A minimum term of six months for robbery in company involving a physical assault on a vulnerable victim late at night, committed shortly after release from prison, is manifestly inadequate. The imminent expiry of a minimum term does not preclude the Court of Criminal Appeal from intervening on a Crown appeal where the sentence is manifestly inadequate. A sentencing judge who finds special circumstances must identify the matters giving rise to that finding.
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