The decision articulates a multi-factor framework for urgent appeal orders in criminal matters. The key factors are: the proportion of sentence to be served by the scheduled hearing date, whether a successful appeal would have practical effect without urgency, the time difference between urgent and scheduled hearing, any delay by the appellant, adequacy of respondent's preparation time, and the apparent merits and likely sentence reduction. Where a successful appeal would have no practical effect without an urgent order, that will frequently be a factor of very great significance. The principles governing reception of fresh evidence on sentence appeals were noted as not entirely clear.
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