R v Marjanovic

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, mbca, 2026mbca61, 2026 mbca 61 (canlii), 2026, mbca, 61, (canlii), ar26-30-10362, 2026, criminal and statutory offences, sentencing, life imprisonment, whether a consecutive sentence to a life sentence is incorrect at law, life sentence means imprisonment for life, consecutive sentence illogical, authorities considered, r v camphaug, regina v sinclair, sentence found illegal, sentence varied to concurrent sentence, procedure, sentence appeals, standard of review, whether error in principle removes sentencing deference, material error in principle includes error of law impacting sentence, r v sheppard, r v friesen, r v lacasse, consecutive sentence treated as legal error, no deference owed, appeal allowed, procedure, appellate powers, varying sentence, whether the court should vary an illegal sentence to one permitted by law, parties’ joint position that sentence should be concurrent, court varies sentence to concurrent, noting effect on parole eligibility, sentence converted to concurrent sentence, procedure, leave to appeal, written submissions, whether leave to appeal sentence should be granted under rule 45, appeal determined on written materials under manitoba criminal appeal rules and court of appeal rules (civil), parties consent to illegality basis, leave granted and appeal allowed