The Crown is not precluded from relying on comparable cases on a Crown appeal against sentence merely because those cases were not put before the sentencing judge, though failure to assist the sentencing court may be relevant to the residual discretion. The conflict between the O'Donoghue test and the broader approach to challenging factual findings on sentencing appeals remains unresolved and may require an enlarged bench.
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