Creditable post-sentence conduct in prison — particularly spontaneous acts demonstrating rehabilitation such as assisting a prison officer under attack — may justify the exercise of the residual discretion not to intervene on a Crown sentence appeal, even where the original sentences are found to be inadequate in their totality. The Court will consider whether an increased sentence might damage genuine rehabilitation prospects.
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