The appellant, a permanent resident, appealed his 12-month sentence for assault causing bodily harm and breach of recognizance.
He argued the sentencing judge failed to adequately consider the immigration consequences, which rendered him inadmissible to Canada, and provided insufficient reasons.
The Summary Conviction Appeal Court dismissed the appeal, finding the trial judge properly considered the immigration consequences but correctly concluded they did not justify a sentence below the appropriate range given the gravity of the violent assault.
The 12-month sentence was held to be fit and not demonstrably unfit.
