Mettre une emphase indue sur la situation personnelle du contrevenant lors de la détermination de la peine amène l'imposition d'une peine disproportionnée

R v Siwicki, 2019 MBCA 104

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[40]                     I also agree with my colleague that the sentencing judge was aware of the importance of deterrence and denunciation in sentencing the accused.  However, in my view, the sentencing judge erred when she focussed on the personal circumstances of the accused rather than the circumstances of the offence and this led her to significantly underemphasise these principles when determining a fit sentence (see R v McMillan (BW), 2016 MBCA 12 at paras 12-14).  As I will explain, in light of my conclusion that the sentencing judge also erred in her analysis regarding proportionality, in my view, these were errors in principle that materially affected the sentence.