A sentencing judge dealing with multiple offences must consider questions of totality and the extent to which sentences should be concurrent or cumulative before deciding whether to suspend any sentence of imprisonment. Failure to do so constitutes error. However, a Crown appeal may still be dismissed in the exercise of discretion where the original sentence was non-custodial, there has been significant delay, and the respondent has taken steps toward rehabilitation.
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