An inadvertent reference to the wrong statute in sentencing remarks does not constitute jurisdictional error where the applicant pleaded guilty on a valid indictment, the correct maximum penalty was stated, and the conviction record is correct. A sentencing court may assume that Parliament legislated against cannabis because of its harmful and addictive nature when assessing objective seriousness.
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