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Court deviated from 15-year minimum for attempted murder, imposing six years due to personal circumstances and lack of genuine remorse.
Criminal law – Sentencing – Attempted murder after 2022 CLAA amendment – prescribed minimum sentence triggered despite omission on indictment; substantial and compelling circumstances can justify deviation. Sentencing triad – crime, offender, society – correctional supervision versus imprisonment. Remorse – distinction between regret and genuine remorse; requirement to take court into confidence. s 204 witness – criteria for discharge after frank and honest testimony.
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