Agreed facts must be carefully checked by all parties and counsel, and any discrepancies between agreed facts and other tendered materials must be drawn to the sentencing judge's attention and resolved before sentencing proceeds. Where a sentencing judge discovers a divergence, the judge must raise it with the parties and not proceed until the matter is resolved. The Court may exercise its discretion to dismiss a Crown appeal against manifestly inadequate sentences where the offender has served most of the sentence, is due for imminent release, has been subjected to harsher custodial conditions as a result of the appeal, and has demonstrated rehabilitation progress.
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