Sunday
Feb242013
SENTENCE - JOINT SUBMISSION FOR 5 MONTHS JAIL AND A 5 YEAR DRIVING PROHIBITION SUPPORTED
Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 9:44AM The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has released a judgment that re-affirms the deference that trial Court's have to give to sentence submissions that are jointly submitted by counsel. The trial judge had initially imposed a 12 month jail sentence. However the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and imposed a sentence of 5 months jail, which had been originally recommended by both Crown and defence counsel. R. v. Stonechild, 2013 SKCA 5