The Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed Ashir Mahmood’s conviction and sentence appeals for sexual assault.
The appellant argued that the trial judge erred by not giving a post-offence conduct instruction regarding a text message, by providing insufficient instructions on prior consistent statements, and by delivering an unbalanced charge.
The court found the jury was properly instructed and that the trial judge considered all relevant sentencing factors, including the appellant’s youth and lack of criminal record.
The conviction and sentence were upheld.
