D. Nicol

The accused pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine, possessing a loaded prohibited firearm, and possessing a firearm contrary to a prohibition order.

The court considered the aggravating factors, including the accused's prior firearms conviction and the combination of drugs and guns, alongside mitigating factors such as his difficult upbringing and guilty pleas.

The court granted enhanced pre-sentence custody credit for pandemic conditions but denied credit for partial lockdowns.

The accused was sentenced to a total of 6 years' incarceration, reduced by pre-sentence custody credit to a net sentence of 3 years, 10 months, and 23 days.

The defendant, Steven Manuel Espinola, was charged with break and enter, kidnapping, unlawful confinement, and assault against his former fiancée.

The court acquitted him of break and enter, finding no intent to kidnap upon entry.

However, the court found him guilty of kidnapping, unlawful confinement, and assault, accepting the complainant's testimony over the defendant's, which was deemed unreliable and illogical.

The kidnapping occurred when he drove her against her will, the assault involved a shove during a struggle for her phone, and the unlawful confinement took place at his home where he prevented her from leaving.