SENTENCE - SENTENCE REDUCED AFTER TRIAL JUDGE IMPOSES HIGHER SENTENCE THAN CROWN ASKED FOR

Mr. Bulland was convicted of impaired driving causing bodily harm after a trial. Crown counsel asked for a sentence of 2 years, less a day, followed by probation for 3 years. Mr. Bulland asked for an intermittent sentence of 60 to 90 days. The trial judge imposed a sentence of 39 months, 15 months longer than the sentence suggested by the Crown. An appeal was allowed and the sentence was varied to two years, to be followed by three years probation. R. v. Bulland, 2020 ONCA 318