The appellant pled guilty to ten offences, including assault and harassment, against his wife and her brother.
He appealed his suspended sentence, arguing the sentencing judge erred by failing to consider the immigration consequences of a conviction instead of a conditional discharge.
The Superior Court of Justice dismissed the appeal, finding the sentencing judge was fully aware of the potential for deportation and correctly concluded that a conditional discharge would be contrary to the public interest given the ongoing intimate partner violence.
