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A 19-year-old offender with no prior record was sentenced to life with 12 years of parole ineligibility for a second-degree handgun murder.
The court sentenced Jaleem Abdella-Smith for second degree murder, following a jury verdict.
The sentencing reasons review the facts of the offence, the circumstances of the offender, the impact on the victim’s family, and the applicable sentencing principles and ranges.
The court imposed a life sentence with 12 years of parole ineligibility, considering the impulsive nature of the shooting, the offender’s youth, lack of criminal record, difficult background, and the particularly harsh conditions of pre-sentence custody.
The decision also addresses the weight of jury recommendations and the importance of denunciation and deterrence in gun violence cases.
A father who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for inflicting fatal head trauma on his infant son was sentenced to nine years in prison.
Tristan Piper pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his four-month-old son, Liam, who died from blunt force head trauma and other injuries inflicted by Piper.
The court considered aggravating factors, including the breach of trust by a parent, the vulnerability of the child, and Piper's failure to seek medical attention or disclose the true cause of injuries.
Mitigating factors included his guilty plea, remorse, and lack of prior criminal record.
The court imposed a nine-year penitentiary sentence, reduced by pre-sentence custody credit.
