A sentence of 5 years' imprisonment for unlawful and dangerous act manslaughter involving a firearm is not manifestly inadequate where the offending is just a 'notch' above self-defence, the offender acted under an ongoing, genuine and reasonable fear of being shot, and significant mitigating factors are present. The case confirms that sentencing for manslaughter is always fact specific and that no minimum threshold sentence applies to shooting manslaughters of unarmed victims.
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