The appellant, a permanent resident, was convicted of aggravated assault after burning her ten-year-old child with a hot iron.
She appealed her 20-month sentence, seeking a reduction to five months to preserve her right to appeal a removal order under immigration law.
The Court of Appeal found that while the sentencing judge erred by failing to expressly consider the specific immigration consequences, the 20-month sentence remained fit and proportionate given the egregious breach of trust and the need for denunciation and deterrence.
The appeal was dismissed.
