A sentencing judge is not bound by the Crown's suggested sentencing range, and a sentence exceeding that range is not manifestly excessive if it was open in the exercise of a sound sentencing discretion. A complaint that too much or too little weight was given to a particular sentencing consideration does not of itself constitute a ground of appeal; it can only be evaluated as a particular of the manifest excess ground. A sentencing judge dealing with a victim impact statement may properly refer to the victim's perception of the impact without making definitive findings of direct causal connection between the offence and specific subsequent difficulties.
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