A Crown appeal against sentence for three murders (wife and two children) resulting in an effective overall sentence of 26 years was dismissed by majority as not manifestly inadequate, notwithstanding that the sentence structure offended Pearce principles. The case confirms the limited power of the Court of Criminal Appeal to disturb a sentencing judge's findings of fact, particularly where the judge has applied the criminal standard of proof to decline to make aggravating findings.
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