Terminal illness of a close family member (here, a father with metastatic cancer and a 6-18 month prognosis) may render a sentence of immediate imprisonment disproportionate, providing a strong ground of appeal and contributing to exceptional reasons for bail pending appeal. A ground asserting the sentencing judge failed to consider suspension will fail where the sentencing remarks reveal the judge had the distinction between immediate and suspended imprisonment in mind.
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