A s 11 adjournment for surgery is not justified where the offender has not established that surgery cannot be arranged within the custodial environment. A s 11 adjournment for rehabilitation is not justified where ample evidence of rehabilitation prospects is already before the court and the adjournment would not assist in the proper formulation of the appropriate sentence. However, even where sentencing error is established in a Crown appeal, the appeal may be dismissed where no practical benefit would be achieved by allowing it.
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