E. Bruce Olmsted

The appellant appealed his sentence for drug and gun offences.

The Court of Appeal found that the sentencing judge failed to give adequate consideration to the appellant's age and status as a first offender.

The court upheld the 12-month sentence for the gun offence but converted the sentence on the hashish charge to a concurrent sentence, taking into account pre-trial custody.

The appellant appealed an order denying his application for certiorari to quash his committal for trial on charges of trafficking cocaine, possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of cocaine, and possession of the proceeds of crime.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that the 'some evidence' threshold for committal was met based on police observations, testimony from a purchaser, and the discovery of drugs and money in an apartment to which the appellant had a key.