The appellant appealed his conviction for assault and his total sentence of six years following a police chase.
He argued the trial judge applied an incorrect objective test for assault and that consecutive sentences were excessive.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the conviction appeal, finding the trial judge properly inferred mens rea from the appellant driving his car directly at a police officer.
The sentence appeal was also dismissed, as the six-year total sentence was fit given the appellant's lengthy criminal record, driving under suspension, and the context of a police chase in a residential neighbourhood.
