R v McAndrew

The Crown has appealed against the sentence imposed on the respondent, McAndrew, who pleaded guilty to sixteen charges, including five armed robberies and five counts of stealing as a servant. The court was required to decide whether the sentence of three years imprisonment was manifestly inadequate. The respondent had driven his accomplices to and from the crime scenes, and received a share of the stolen money from each robbery. The court held that the sentence was manifestly inadequate and that the terms of imprisonment should be cumulative rather than concurrent. The court found that the respondent's role in the robberies was significant and that his sentence did not reflect the seriousness of his criminal conduct. The court ordered that the sentences for the armed robberies and the stealing as a servant offences be served cumulatively, resulting in a total sentence of six years imprisonment.