Section 311: Sentence and sentencing hearing

(1) Where the provisions of section 310 of this Act have been complied with, the Court may pass sentence on the convict or adjourn to consider and determine the sentence and shall then announce the sentence in open court.
(2) The Court shall, in pronouncing sentence, consider the following factors in addition to sections 239 and 240 of this Act.
(a) the objectives of sentencing, including the principles of reformation and deterrence;
(b) the interest of the victim, the convict and the community;
(c) appropriateness of non-custodial sentence or treatment in lieu of imprisonment;
(d) previous conviction of the convict.
(3) A court, after conviction, shall take all necessary aggravating and mitigating evidence or information in respect of each convict that may guide it in deciding the nature and extent of sentence to pass on the convict in each particular case, even though the convicts were charged and tried together.