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Accused committed to stand trial for second-degree murder after fatal stabbing during drug robbery.
At a preliminary inquiry, the Crown sought to commit the two accused to stand trial for second-degree murder following a fatal stabbing during a drug transaction.
The court first ruled that the statements made by both accused to the police were voluntary, finding no oppression or improper inducements, and noting that one accused's autism did not affect his operating mind.
Applying the test for committal, the court found sufficient direct and circumstantial evidence upon which a properly instructed jury could reasonably conclude that both accused were parties to a planned robbery involving knives, making them liable for murder under s. 229(c) of the Criminal Code.
Both accused were committed to stand trial.
The offender was sentenced to four months in jail for an unprovoked assault causing bodily harm motivated by vigilantism.
The offender was convicted of assault causing bodily harm after punching the victim in the jaw at a cottage party.
The victim sustained a broken jaw in four places, chipped teeth, and ongoing physical and psychological injuries.
The Crown sought six to nine months imprisonment, emphasizing denunciation and deterrence of vigilantism.
The defence sought a conditional discharge with community service or intermittent weekend jail time.
The court imposed four months incarceration followed by one year probation, finding that denunciation and general deterrence required jail time and that a conditional sentence was inappropriate despite being technically available.
