A suspended sentence for systematic fraud of approximately $120,000 by an employee may fall within the range of the sentencing discretion where the offender suffers from major depressive illness, has no prior criminal history, and the evidence supports a reduced role for deterrence. The Crown's burden on a manifest inadequacy appeal remains a heavy one, particularly where the sentencing judge has made a sensitive discretionary determination regarding the weight to be given to the offender's mental condition.
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