The Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal and allowed the appeal against sentence, finding that the individual sentences, total effective sentence, and non-parole period were manifestly excessive in light of the applicant's youth, personal circumstances, and excellent prospects of rehabilitation demonstrated by concrete steps such as full restitution, employment, and counselling. The Court resentenced the applicant to a shorter period of imprisonment of one year combined with a three-year Community Correction Order, holding that this combination adequately served the purposes of deterrence and punishment while giving proper weight to the applicant's youth and rehabilitation.
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