Where the Crown asserts contested facts on sentence, it bears the obligation to prove those facts beyond reasonable doubt, and a sentencing judge cannot make findings on contested facts where the Crown has led no evidence to support them. Remarks made by a sentencing judge during argument or discussion do not have the force of carefully considered findings in the judgment. Protective custody may only be taken into account in mitigation where there is evidence that the conditions of imprisonment are more onerous.
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